Oradour-sur-Vayres
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Oradour-sur-Vayres | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Oradour-sur-Vayres | |
  Oradour-sur-Vayres  Oradour-sur-Vayres | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′00″N 0°52′04″E / 45.7333°N 0.8678°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 (2023)[2] | 1,607 |
| • Density | 41.11/km2 (106.5/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 |
| 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.
Oradour-sur-Glane massacre
The Oradour-sur-Glane massacre occurred based on erroneous intelligence indicating that villagers of the nearby village of Oradour-sur-Glane were providing food and shelter to the maquis, but that in fact happened in Oradour-sur-Vayres.[3]
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