Groix
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Groix (Île de Groix) (Enez Groe in Breton) is an island in Morbihan, Brittany, in the northwestern France. The island is 8 km. long and 3 km. wide with an area of 15 sq. km. and a population of 2,275 (1999). Groix island lies a few kilometres of the coast off 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. The island is a nature reserve and home to a wide variety of sea birds.
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