Oradour-sur-Vayres

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.

Oradour-sur-Vayres
Commune
Location of Oradour-sur-Vayres
Oradour-sur-Vayres
Oradour-sur-Vayres
Coordinates: 45°44′00″N 0°52′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
ArrondissementRochechouart
CantonRochechouart
IntercommunalityOuest Limousin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Richard Simonneau
Area
1
39.09 km2 (15.09 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
1,490
 • Density38/km2 (99/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.

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.[2]

  • Back of town hall

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. Time magazine World Battlefronts: Murder at Oradour Monday, Jul. 24, 1944


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