Sainte-Anne-d'Auray

Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
Santez-Anna-Wened
Basilique Sainte-Anne d'Auray
Basilique Sainte-Anne d'Auray
Coat of arms of Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
Location of Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
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Sainte-Anne-d'Auray is located in France
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray is located in Brittany
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
Sainte-Anne-d'Auray
Coordinates: 47°42′15″N 2°57′10″W / 47.7042°N 2.9528°W / 47.7042; -2.9528
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonAuray
IntercommunalityAuray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Roland Gastine[1]
Area
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4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,827
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56263 /56400
Elevation36–57 m (118–187 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Anne-d'Auray (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿an doʁɛ]; Breton: Santez-Anna-Wened) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. It is the third most popular pilgrimage site in France, after Lourdes and Lisieux.

  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.