Satory

{{Short description|Area in France}}

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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.[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1900/1900.pdf 1900 Summer Olympics official report.] p. 16. Retrieved 14 November 2010. {{in lang|fr}} The camp was also the original site for the Eurosatory international defense exhibition.