Groix

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Groix island.
Groix island.
Port Tudy, main harbor of Groix island.
Port Tudy, main harbor of Groix island.

Groix (Île de Groix) (Enez Groe in Breton) is an island in Morbihan, Brittany, in the northwestern France. The island is 8 km. long and 3 km. wide with an area of 15 sq. km. and a population of 2,275 (1999). Groix island lies a few kilometres of the coast off Lorient. Several ferries a day run from Lorient to Groix.

There are a few small towns on the island. High cliffs are on its north coast and sandy beaches in secluded coves on the south coast. The island is a nature reserve and home to a wide variety of sea birds.

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Coordinates: 47°38′N, 3°28′W

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