What is Niort?
{{Infobox French commune |name = Niort |native name = |commune status = [[Prefectures in France|Prefecture]] and [[Communes of France|commune]] |image flag = |image flag size = |image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Niort (Deux-Sèvres).svg |image coat of arms size = |city motto = |image = Panorama_Niort.jpg |caption = The old centre of Niort |map = |adjustable map = |time zone = |coordinates = {{coord|46.8408|-0.4872|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |arrondissement = Niort |canton = Niort-1<br />Niort-2<br />Niort-3 |subdivisions entry = |subdivisions = |intercommunality = Le Niortais |mayor = Jérome Baloge<ref>{{cite web |work= |publisher=Vivre à Niort |title=Les élus |url=https://www.vivre-a-niort.com/fr/mairie/le-conseil-municipal/les-elus/les-elus/index.html |language=French |accessdate=21 April 2017}}</ref> |party = |term = 2014–2020 |elevation m = 40 |elevation min m = 2 |elevation max m = 77 |area km2 = 68.20 |population demonym = Niortais |population = 58311 |population ranking = |population date = 2014 |urban area km2 = |urban area date = |urban pop = |urban pop date = |metro area km2 = |metro area date = |metro area pop = |metro area pop date = |INSEE = 79191 |postal code = 79000 |website = [http://www.vivre-a-niort.com/ www.vivre-a-niort.com] }} '''Niort''' is a [[Communes of France|''commune'']] in the [[Deux-Sèvres]] [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Nouvelle-Aquitaine]] [[Regions of France|region]] in western [[France]]. It is a [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] of the Deux-Sèvres department. It is also the [[Capital city|capital]]