Niort is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area. From Wikipedia
Authorities in Niort, France, and the United States are probing a series of deliberate vehicle fires, with anarchist groups claiming ideological motives but no confirmed links to the crimes.