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Groix Destination Guide

Touring Groix in France

Groix in the region of Bretagne with its 2,429 citizens is a city located in France - some 280 mi or ( 450 km ) West of Paris , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Groix

Time in Groix is now 12:09 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: London, Bristol, Vannes, Saint-Nazaire, and Saint-Brieuc. Being here already, consider visiting London . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Groix ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Amazing Bagpipes

2:18 min by tropicallight1
Views: 5454 Rating: 3.88

We went to watch the Bastille Day fireworks at Lamor Plage in Brittany this evening and heard the most amazing bagpipes. ..

Parc Océanique de Kerguelen & Larmor Plage, Morbihan, Brittany, France 10th July 2009

2:37 min by Mike Fairman
Views: 2026 Rating: 5.00

Parc Océanique de Kerguelen & Larmor Plage, Morbihan, Brittany, France Videoed 10th July 2009 ..


Ile de Groix

3:05 min by c00ltravel
Views: 1985 Rating: 5.00

L'Ile de Groix arrive a Port-Tudy. ..

Timelapse tide marée montante plage de toulhars 6H en 2mn

2:06 min by MatthieuChar
Views: 1519 Rating: 5.00

Timelapse marée montante plage de toulhars Larmor-Plage 6H en 2mn ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Battle of Groix

The Battle of Groix was a large naval engagement which took place off the island of Groix on the Biscay coast of Brittany on 23 June 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars. The battle was fought between elements of the British Channel Fleet and the French Atlantic Fleet, which were both cruising in the region on separate missions.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 47.64 -3.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Conflicts in 1795, Naval battles involving France, Naval battles involving Great Britain, Naval battles of the French Revolutionary Wars

Blavet

For the French flautist, see Michel Blavet The Blavet river flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast near Lorient. The river is canalized for most of its length and is navigable for smaller craft. It is part of Brittany's canal system and became more important when the western half of that system got cut off by the construction of Lake Guerlédan's hydroelectric power dam.

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Located at 47.71 -3.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Geography of Côtes-d'Armor, Geography of Morbihan, Rivers of Brittany, Rivers of France

Lorient South Brittany Airport

Lorient South Brittany Airport or Aéroport de Lorient Bretagne Sud, also known as Lorient-Lann-Bihoué Airport, is the airport serving the city of Lorient. It is situated 5 km west-northwest of Lorient, a commune of the Morbihan département in the Brittany or Bretagne region of France. The airport is comparatively large, 3 km by 3 km, which is due to it being built during World War II to support German submarine operations from the nearby base in Lorient.

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Located at 47.76 -3.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Airports in France, Buildings and structures in Morbihan, Lorient, Transport in Brittany

Stade du Moustoir

Stade du Moustoir is a multi-use stadium in Lorient, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Lorient. The stadium can hold up to 18,500 people (18,110 seats) since 2010 with the new south tribune.

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Located at 47.75 -3.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: FC Lorient, Football venues in France, Lorient, Sports venues in Morbihan

Scorff

The Scorff River flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast in Lorient. The Scorff rises north of Langoëlan, in the Morbihan department, and flows through the towns of Guémené-sur-Scorff and Pont-Scorff. From there its bed enlarges to form a ria, submitted to the tides. It joins the Blavet in Lorient, where it enters the Ocean in the roadstead of Lorient. It is 78.7 kilometres long.

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Located at 47.74 -3.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Geography of Côtes-d'Armor, Geography of Morbihan, Rivers of Brittany, Rivers of France