Gâvres(French pronunciation:[ɡavʁ];Breton:Gavr) is acommunein theMorbihandepartmentofBrittanyin north-westernFrance.[3]French Navy MinisterHyde de Neuvillechose this place as a military testing area in 1829 for heavy marine ordnance.[4]The extensive experiments performed at sea have later provided part of the data upon whichHugoniot's theory is based.
Gâvres
Gavr | |
|---|---|
 The beach at Gâvres | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gâvres  | |
  Gâvres  Gâvres | |
| Coordinates:47°41′23″N3°21′15″W/ 47.6897°N 3.3542°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Pluvigner |
| Intercommunality | Lorient Agglomération |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2024–2026) | Christian Carton[1] |
Area 1 | 1.88 km2(0.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 680 |
| • Density | 360/km2(940/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56062/56680 |
| Elevation | 0–10 m (0–33 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Demographics
editInhabitants of Gâvres are called in FrenchGâvrais.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^See the governmental directions of June 22, 1829, quoted inMarie-France Aubry."L'Histoire du Polygone de Gavres"(PDF).Town of Gâvres Cap-Lorient.association Gâvres, Arts et Traditions..
External links
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- 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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