Gâvres
Sign in to saveGâvres (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. French Navy Minister Hyde de Neuville chose this place as a military testing area in 1829 for heavy marine ordnance. The extensive experiments performed at sea have later provided part of the data upon which Hugoniot's theory is based.
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Place details
- Locality
- Gâvres
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 815
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Gâvres
- French commune.native name
- Gavr
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Gavres.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The beach at Gâvres
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Gâvres (Morbihan).svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 56062
- French commune.postal code
- 56680
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lorient
- French commune.canton
- Pluvigner
- French commune.mayor
- Christian Carton
- French commune.term
- 2024–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Gâvres
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Lorient
- Population
- +696
- Area
- +1.88
- Elevation
- +4
- Shares border with
- Riantec
- Official website
- www.gavres.fr
- Image
- Gavres.jpg
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- Demographics
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Gâvres (; ) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. French Navy Minister Hyde de Neuville chose this place as a military testing area in 1829 for heavy marine ordnance. The extensive experiments performed at sea have later provided part of the data upon which Hugoniot's theory is based.
==Demographics== Inhabitants of Gâvres are called in French Gâvrais.