town, southwestern residential suburb of Paris, Hauts-de-Seine département, Île-de-France région, north-central France. It lies on the left bank of the Seine River where it loops north around the Bois de Boulogne. It is famous for the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, established in the area by Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour, in 1756. A museum of porcelain is located at the manufactory. Pop. (1999) 22,534; (2005 est.) 23,800.