Auray
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Auray The harbour of Auray (the bridge is off L) | |
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| Country | |
| Région | Bretagne |
| Départment | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Auray (chief town) |
| INSEE | 56007 |
| Postal Code | 56400 |
| Mayor Current Term | Michel Le Scouarnec 1995-2008 |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du pays d'Auray |
| Longitude | 02° 58' 53" W |
| Latitude | 47° 40' 07" N |
| Altitudes | average : 37 m minimum : 0 m maximum : 43 m |
| Area | 6.91 km² |
| Population without double-counting | 10,911 inhab. (1999) |
| Population Density | 1,579 inhab./km² |
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.
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.
External link
- [Tourism Office website] (in French)
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