Auray

Also known as Alre, An Alre

Auray (; , or simply ) is a commune in the Morbihan department, administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France.

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Auray is a town located in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is one of many communes that make up the French administrative system in this coastal region.

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Place details

Locality: Auray
Region: Bretagne
Country: France
Population: 12,269
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Key facts

French commune.name: Auray
French commune.native name: An Alre
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: Dscn5043-auray.jpg
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Auray (Morbihan).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Lorient
French commune.canton: Auray
French commune.INSEE: 56007
French commune.postal code: 56400
French commune.mayor: Claire Masson
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality: Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
French commune.elevation m: 37
French commune.elevation min m: 0
French commune.elevation max m: 43
French commune.area km2: 6.91

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Auray
Population: 14222
Area: 6.91
Elevation: 28
Official website: www.auray.fr
Image: Dscn5043-auray.jpg

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Commons category: Auray
postal code: 56400
native label: An Alré
male population: 6285
female population: 7342
P8168: Raymund Fugger
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +33-2-97-24-01-23
fax number: +33-2-97-24-16-56
P12749: Oswald von Nell-Breuning

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Travel guide

Understand

Auray is an enchanting medieval town crossed by the western banks of its river, which flows into the Gulf of Morbihan. It is most famous as the location of the last battle that took place in 1364, marking the beginning of the end for the Breton War of Succession.

Get in

thumb|right|platform at Auray station Auray railway station is served by high speed train services between Paris, Rennes and Quimper, long distance services between Quimper, Nantes and Bordeaux. Regional services call at all stations between Quimper, Lorient, Vannes (and Rennes). During the summer months a train service operates from Auray to Carnac and Quiberon. This is operated by buses during other months.

The N165 road connects Brest, Quimper, Lorient, Auray, Vannes and Nantes. Auray can be reached from Paris by the A10 then A11 to Le Mans, then A81 towards Rennes and then the N24 and N166 to Vannes.

The nearest airports are at Lorient, Rennes and Nantes.

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