Oradour-sur-Vayres
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Location within Limousin region  Oradour-sur-Vayres | |
| Coordinates: 45°44′00″N 0°52′04″E / 45.7333°N 0.8678°ECoordinates: 45°44′00″N 0°52′04″E / 45.7333°N 0.8678°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Rochechouart |
| Canton | Oradour-sur-Vayres |
| Intercommunality | Bandiat Tardoire Avenir |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Ratinaud Pd |
| Area1 | 39.09 km2 (15.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,558 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87111 / 87150 |
| Elevation | 246–370 m (807–1,214 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Oradour-sur-Vayres (Occitan: Orador (de Vairas)) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Limousin region in west-central France.
The massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane occurred based on erroneous intelligence indicating that villagers were holding a German SS officer, who was actually being held in Oradour-sur-Vayres.[1]
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