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Oradour-sur-Vayres

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Oradour-sur-Vayres
Commune
Coat of arms of Oradour-sur-Vayres
Coat of arms
Location of Oradour-sur-Vayres
Map
Oradour-sur-Vayres is located in France
Oradour-sur-Vayres
Oradour-sur-Vayres
Oradour-sur-Vayres is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Oradour-sur-Vayres
Oradour-sur-Vayres
Coordinates: 45°44′00″N 0°52′04″E / 45.7333°N 0.8678°E / 45.7333; 0.8678
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
ArrondissementRochechouart
CantonRochechouart
IntercommunalityOuest Limousin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Richard Simonneau[1]
Area
1
39.09 km2 (15.09 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,564
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
87111 /87150
Elevation246–370 m (807–1,214 ft)
Websitewww.oradour-sur-vayres.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Oradour-sur-Vayres (French pronunciation: [ɔʁaduʁ syʁ vɛʁ]; Occitan: Orador (de Vairas)) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

History

Oradour-sur-Glane massacre

The Oradour-sur-Glane massacre occurred based on erroneous intelligence indicating that villagers were holding a German SS officer, who was being held in Oradour-sur-Vayres.[3]

Gallery

  • Back of town hall
    Back of town hall

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Time magazine World Battlefronts: Murder at Oradour Monday, Jul. 24, 1944

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