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Groix
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Groix is a commune in France, situated in the canton of Groix within the arrondissement of Lorient. It lies in the Morbihan department and the Lorient Agglomeration, located in the Bay of Biscay next to the Gulf of Morbihan. The area serves as the capital of its canton and is associated with the electoral district of Lorient-2.
The commune has an area of 14.82 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 48 meters. Its population is 3,161, comprising 1,074 males and 1,189 females. Groix uses the postal code 56590 and is in the Europe/Paris time zone.
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Place details
- Locality
- Groix
- Region
- Bretagne
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,429
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Groix
- French commune.native name
- Groe
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Aerial view of Groix.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Aerial view of Groix
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Groix (Morbihan).svg
- French commune.INSEE
- 56069
- French commune.postal code
- 56590
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lorient
- French commune.canton
- Lorient-2
- French commune.mayor
- Dominique Yvon
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Lorient Agglomération
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 48
- French commune.area km2
- 14.82
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Groix (; ) is an island and a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western France.
Groix lies a few kilometres off the coast of Lorient. Several ferries a day run from Lorient to Groix.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Groix” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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