AURAY


The bridge

'Auray' (''An Alre'' in Breton) is a commune of France, in the Morbihan ''département'', at . This ancient town with its picturesque medieval harbour of Saint-Goustan features an old stone bridge (Called Pont Neuf - New Bridge) crossing the ''rivière d'Auray''.

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History



★ The Battle of Auray took place there on September 29, 1364.

★ Benjamin Franklin disembarked here at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War on his way to Paris.

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★ Tourism Office website (in French)

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