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
Coat of arms
Location of Oradour-sur-Vayres
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Coordinates: 45°44′00″N 0°52′04″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Rochechouart
Canton	Rochechouart
Intercommunality	Ouest Limousin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Richard Simonneau[1]
Area 1	39.09 km2 (15.09 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,602
• Density	41/km2 (110/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.

History

Oradour-sur-Glane massacre

The Oradour-sur-Glane massacre occurred based on erroneous intelligence indicating that villagers were said to be providing food and shelter to the maquis, but this was in fact Oradour-sur-Vayres.^[3]

Gallery

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  Back of town hall

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Vienne department