Oradour-sur-Vayres

Oradour-sur-Vayres
Commune
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Coordinates: 45°44′00″N 0°52′04″E / 45.7333°N 0.8678°E / 45.7333; 0.8678Coordinates: 45°44′00″N 0°52′04″E / 45.7333°N 0.8678°E / 45.7333; 0.8678
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Rochechouart
Canton	Rochechouart
Intercommunality	Ouest Limousin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Richard Simonneau
Area 1	39.09 km2 (15.09 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	1,490
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	87111 /87150
Elevation	246–370 m (807–1,214 ft)
Website	www.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.^[2]

Gallery[]

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  Back of town hall

See also[]

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department

References[]

External links[]

• Oradour-sur-Vayres Official Website

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