1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Groix (French pronunciation:[ɡʁwa]; Breton: Enez Groe) is an island and a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western France.
Groix lies a few kilometres off the coast of Lorient. Several ferries a day run from Lorient to Groix.
There are a few small towns on the island. High cliffs are on its north coast and sandy beaches in secluded coves on the south coast. Groix is also home to a wide variety of sea birds. Groix is also famous for hosting the only convex beach in Europe, which also moves following sea currents. During the last 15 years, the beach moved half a kilometer westbound.
The geology of Groix is distinct from that of the nearby continent, and the east and south coasts have been designated a mineral nature reserve since 1982.[citation needed] More than 60 minerals can be found on the island, particularly blue glaucophane (observable on the surface), epidote or garnet.[citation needed] The island mainly consists of schist.[citation needed]
A major naval battle between Britain and France took place off Groix in 1795.
The island is the major setting in the fourth book of The Enzo Files - 'Freeze Frame' - by author Peter May.
^"Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
^"Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
Groix (French pronunciation: [ɡʁwa]; Breton: Enez Groe) is an island and a commune in the Morbihan department of the region of Brittany in north-western...
The Battle of Groix ([ɡʁwa], g'r-wah) was a large naval engagement which took place near the island of Groix off the Biscay coast of Brittany on 23 June...
fleet from successfully retreating, with his last battle being a defeat off Groix. He was relieved when he refused to serve for the disastrous Expédition...
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"Qui a tué le Dr Jean Groix et pourquoi est-il mort ?" (in French). Agence Bretagne Presse. Retrieved 17 February 2018. "Jean Groix, cette autre victime...
Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier. St. Lucia 1778 Groix Island 1795 Dardanelles 1915 Bismarck 1941 Malta Convoys 1941 Prince of...
Ushant (known in English as the Glorious First of June), the Battle of Groix, the Atlantic campaign of May 1794, the French expedition to Ireland, the...
responsible for the distinctive local blue schist and for the rich subsoil of the Groix island, which comprises glaucophane and epidote. During the Quaternary glaciations...
privateers, Monsieur and Granville. When the squadron was only a few days out of Groix, Monsieur separated because of a disagreement between her captain and Jones...
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ships : each year, more 457,500 passengers set sail to the nearby islands of Groix and Belle-Île-en-Mer. Military : though no longer a French Navy base, new...
Breton-language writer Yann-Ber Kalloc'h which celebrates the island of Groix, where he was born, and describes his parents' struggles and his own. In...
voit Groix voit sa croix." ("Who sees Molène sees his pains (or penalty) / who sees Ushant sees his blood / who sees Sein sees his end / who sees Groix sees...
father Christian Fouchet. She lives between Yvelines and the island of Groix. "Biographie de Lorraine Fouchet" [Biography of Lorraine Fouchet]. Lisez...
the Netherlands. Fallward – north of Bremerhaven, Germany. Fifth century Groix, an island in the south of Brittany, France. Tenth century Wikimedia Commons...
Morbihan, but outside the Gulf, there are four inhabited islands: Belle Île Groix Houat Hoëdic Meaban, an island just outside the Port du Crouesty, is an...
seized in 1940, laid up until 1943 and then broken up. First of June 1794 Groix Island 1795 St Vincent 1797 Nile 1801 Trafalgar 1805 Baltic 1855 Jutland...
activist Yann-Ber Kalloc'h, a former Catholic seminarian from the island of Groix near Lorient, was best known by his Bardic name of Bleimor. According to...
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