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Satory

Satory is an area south of Versailles in France. It is mostly known for its military camp, housing:Weapon-testing facilities of Nexter Systems Barracks and facilities for Gendarmerie including the GIGN headquarters and the Mobile Gendarmerie armored grouping (GBGM) Musique des Troupes de Marine Military barracks

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Satory is an area south of Versailles in France. It is mostly known for its military camp, housing:

Weapon-testing facilities of Nexter Systems
Barracks and facilities for Gendarmerie including the GIGN headquarters and the Mobile Gendarmerie armored grouping (GBGM)
Musique des Troupes de Marine
Military barracks

The area hosted some of the shooting events for the 1900 Summer Olympics.¹ The camp was also the original site for the Eurosatory international defense exhibition.

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1900 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine p. 16. Retrieved 14 November 2010. (in French)

48°47′11″N 2°6′43″E / 48.78639°N 2.11194°E / 48.78639; 2.11194