Gâvres
Gâvres (French pronunciation: [ɡavʁ]; Breton: Gavr) 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.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ See the governmental directions of June 22, 1829, quoted in Marie-France Aubry. "L'Histoire du Polygone de Gavres" (PDF). Town of Gâvres Cap-Lorient. association Gâvres, Arts et Traditions..
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gâvres.
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Morbihan Association (in French)
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