Satory is an area south of Versailles in

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. It is mostly known for its military camp, housing: * Weapon-testing facilities of Nexter Systems * Barracks and facilities for

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including the GIGN headquarters and the

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armored grouping (GBGM); *

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* Military barracks. * The areas hosted some of the shooting events for the 1900 Summer Olympics.1900 Summer Olympics official report.
p. 16. Retrieved 14 November 2010. The camp was also the original site for the Eurosatory international defense exhibition.

References

Venues of the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic shooting venues Versailles Île-de-France region articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{1900-Olympic-stub