Editing Niort (section)

== Geography ==
The town is located on the river [[Sèvre Niortaise]] and is a centre of [[Angelica archangelica|angelica]] cultivation in France. Near Niort at [[Maisonnay]] there is [[TV Mast Niort-Maisonnay|one of the tallest radio masts]] in France (height: 330 metres).

=== Transport ===
Niort has a railway station on the [[TGV]] route between Paris and [[La Rochelle]], [[Gare de Niort]]. Direct TGV to [[Gare Montparnasse|Paris Montparnasse]] station takes 2 hours and 15 minutes. Niort is a road and motorway junction, connected to Paris and [[Bordeaux]] by the A10 motorway, with [[Nantes]] by the A83, and with [[La Rochelle]] by the N11. It is the largest French city to offer free mass transit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Niort devient la plus grosse agglomération à proposer la gratuité des transports en commun|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2017/09/01/niort-devient-la-plus-grosse-agglomeration-a-proposer-la-gratuite-des-transports-en-commun_5179360_3234.html|website=lemonde.fr|date=1 September 2017}}</ref>