Oradour-sur-Glane (commune)
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The new village of Oradour-sur-Glane
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
Oradour-sur-Glane
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| Coordinates: 45°55′58″N 1°01′57″E / 45.9328°N 1.03250°ECoordinates: 45°55′58″N 1°01′57″E / 45.9328°N 1.03250°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Haute-Vienne | |
| Arrondissement | Rochechouart | |
| Canton | Saint-Junien | |
| Intercommunality | Vienne Glane | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Raymond Frugier | |
| Area1 | 38.16 km2 (14.73 sq mi) | |
| Population (2007)2 | 2,205 | |
| • Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87110 /87520 | |
| Elevation | 227–312 m (745–1,024 ft) (avg. 285 m or 935 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Oradour-sur-Glane (Occitan: Orador de Glana) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France, and the name of main village within the commune.
The original village was destroyed on 10 June 1944, when 642 of its inhabitants, including women and children, were massacred by a Nazi German Waffen-SS company. A new village was built after the war on a nearby site, but on the orders of the then French president, Charles de Gaulle, the original has been maintained as a permanent memorial. The Centre de la mémoire d'Oradour museum is beside the historic site.
The municipality borders with Javerdat, Cieux, Peyrilhac, Veyrac, Saint-Victurnien and Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne.
Map showing modern and former village
Ruined village
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