Niort (French pronunciation: [njɔʁ] ⓘ; Poitevin: Niàu; Occitan: Niòrt; Latin: Novioritum) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France.

[4] The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of Niort proper, in its geography at the given years.

Despite its small size, Niort is a main financial centre of France (ranked fourth after Paris, Lyon and Lille).

[7] The present-day Halles de Niort, a steel and glass pavilion atop a vaulted stone base building, opened in 1871 and has been listed as a monument historique since 1987.

Upper secondary schools:[10] There is a post-secondary institution, Pôle universitaire de Niort.