Auray (Breton: An Alre) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Population: 12,269
Latitude: 47° 40' 12.90" N
Longitude: -2° 59' 30.59" W
The Carnac stones are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites around the village of Carnac, in Brittany, consisting of alignments, dolmens, tumuli and single menhirs. More than 3,000 prehistoric standing stones were hewn from local roc…
The naval Battle of Quiberon Bay took place on 20 November 1759 during the Seven Years' War in Quiberon Bay, off the coast of France near St. Nazaire.
Gavrinis (Breton: Gavriniz) is a small island, situated in the Gulf of Morbihan in Brittany, France. It contains the Gavrinis tomb, a megalithic monument notable for its abundance of megalithic art in the European Neolithic.
The Gulf of Morbihan is a natural harbour on the coast of the Département of Morbihan in the south of Brittany, France. This English name is taken from the French version: le golfe du Morbihan. It is more accurately called 'the Morbihan' directly fr…
France was the last ship of the Courbet-class battleships, the first dreadnoughts built for the French Navy. She was completed just before World War I as part of the 1911 naval building programme. She spent the war in the Mediterranean, covering the…
Vannes Cathedral or St. Peter's Cathedral, Vannes (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Vannes), which also carries the title Basilica, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Vannes, Brittany, France.
The French port of Saint-Goustan is a former fishing port and trading centre situated beside the river Auray (or river Loc'h.) In modern times it has become one of the quarters of the commune of Auray in the department of Morbihan in Brittany.
Kerzerho lies approximately 8 km northwest of Carnac in the Erdeven commune and in the region of Brittany, France.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vannes is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. Erected in the 5th century, the Episcopal see is Vannes Cathedral, in the city of Vannes. The diocese corresponds to the department of Morbih…
Penthièvre is a railway station in Quiberon, Brittany, France. The station was opened on 23 July 1882, and is located on the Auray–Quiberon railway.
Er Lannic is a small island in the commune of Arzon, in the Morbihan department in Brittany in northwestern France.
Stade de la Rabine is a football stadium in Vannes, France. It is currently used by Vannes OC. The stadium is able to hold 9,500 spectators.
Vannes is a railway station in Vannes, Brittany, France. The station was opened on 21 September 1862 is located on the Savenay–Landerneau railway.
Quiberon is a railway station in Quiberon, Brittany, France. The station was opened on 23 July 1882, and is located on the Auray–Quiberon railway.
Kerhostin is a railway station in Quiberon, Brittany, France. The station was opened on 23 July 1882, and is located on the Auray–Quiberon railway.
Auray is a railway station in Auray, Brittany, France. The station was opened on 21 September 1862 is located on the Savenay–Landerneau railway, Auray–Quiberon railway and Auray–Pontivy railway. The station was built by the operator of the Paris - O…
Sainte-Anne or Sainte-Anne-d'Auray or Sainte-Anne-en-Pluneret is a railway station in Pluneret, Brittany, France. The station was opened on 26 September 1862, and is located on the Savenay–Landerneau railway.
L'Isthme is a railway station in Quiberon, Brittany, France. The station is located on the Auray–Quiberon railway.