Satory


 
 

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

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  • weapon-testing facilities of GIAT Industries
  • barracks and facilities for gendarmerie including the GIGN headquarters and the gendarmerie armored squadron
  • barracks for Marine troops.
  • The camp was also the site for the Eurosatory international salon for ground defense.

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    Satory is also an uncommon name (usually for a girl) that means "naturally intuitive" (originally taken from Satori) which literally means "to understand". See Satori.

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Versailles: :This article is about the city of Versailles. For the Ch?teau de Versailles, see Palace of Versailles. For other uses, see Versailles (disambiguation)....

France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

Military camp: A military camp or bivouac is a minor, semi-permanent facility for the lodging of an army. Camps are erected when a military force travels away from a major installation or fort during training or operations, and often have the form of large campsites....

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