Auray
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Commune of Auray The harbour of Auray (the bridge is off L) |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 02° 58' 53" W |
| Latitude | 47° 40' 07" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bretagne |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Auray (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du pays d'Auray |
| Mayor | Michel Le Scouarnec (1995-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 0 m–43 m (avg. 37 m) |
| Land area¹ | 6.91 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
10,911 |
| - Density (1999) | 1,579/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56007/ 56400 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Auray (An Alre in Breton) is a commune of France, in the Morbihan département, at . This ancient town with its picturesque medieval harbour of Saint-Goustan features an old stone bridge crossing the rivière d'Auray.
[edit] History
- The Battle of Auray took place there on September 29, 1364.
- Benjamin Franklin disembarked here at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War on his way to Paris.
[edit] External link
- Tourism Office website (in French)
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