Auray

Auray
An Alre
Coat of arms of Auray
Location of Auray
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Auray is located in France
Auray
Auray
Auray is located in Brittany
Auray
Auray
Coordinates: 47°40′07″N 2°58′53″W / 47.6686°N 2.9814°W / 47.6686; -2.9814
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonAuray
IntercommunalityAuray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claire Masson[1]
Area
1
6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
14,222
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56007 /56400
Elevation0–43 m (0–141 ft)
(avg. 37 m or 121 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Auray (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɛ]; Breton: An Alre, [ãn alˈreː] or simply Alre) is a commune in the Morbihan department, administrative region of Brittany, northwestern France.

Inhabitants of Auray are called Alréens (French) and Alreiz (Breton).

  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.