Gâvres

Gâvres is a commune in the department of in north-western . French Navy Minister Hyde de Neuville chose this place as a military testing area in 1829 for heavy marine ordnance.
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Wikipedia
  • Locality with 673 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 3 metres (10 feet)
  • …is also known as “56062”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Town hall of Port-Louis and Navy museum.
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is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lorient and Larmor-Plage.
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is a city of 57,000 people on the south coast of .
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is a commune in the department of in north-western .
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is a commune in the department of in north-western .

Gâvres

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Latitude
47.6946° or 47° 41′ 41″ north
Longitude
-3.3526° or 3° 21′ 9″ west
Open location code
8CVRMJVW+RX
Geo­Names ID
6613058

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