Oradour-sur-Vayres

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Oradour-sur-Vayres

(2020–2026) Richard Simonneau^[1]Area

39.09 km² (15.09 sq mi)Population

(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.fr¹ 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

References

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