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{{Short description|Area in France}}
{{For|the Japanese Buddhist term for enlightenment|Satori}}
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[[File:SATORY 9 JANVIER 2014 100.jpg|thumb|Street of Satory]]

'''Satory''' is an area south of [[Versailles (city)|Versailles]] in [[France]]. It is mostly known for its [[military camp]], housing:
* Weapon-testing facilities of [[Nexter Systems]]
* [[Barracks]] and facilities for [[French Gendarmerie|Gendarmerie]] including the [[Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale|GIGN]] headquarters and the [[Mobile Gendarmerie]] armored grouping (GBGM)
* [[Musique des Troupes de Marine]] 
* Military barracks

The area hosted some of the [[Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics|shooting]] events for the [[1900 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1900/1900.pdf 1900 Summer Olympics official report.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528012428/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1900/1900.pdf |date=28 May 2008 }} p. 16. Retrieved 14 November 2010. {{in lang|fr}}</ref> The camp was also the original site for the [[Eurosatory]] international [[defense (military)|defense]] [[trade fair|exhibition]].

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