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Oradour-sur-Glane
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Oradour-sur-Glane (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, west central France, as well as the name of the main village within the commune.
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Oradour-sur-Glane is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department of France, situated within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It lies in the arrondissement of Rochechouart and the canton of Saint-Junien-Est, with an associated electoral district in the canton of Saint-Junien. The municipality borders Cieux, Javerdat, Peyrilhac, and Saint-Brice-sur-Vienne. Its official name is also recorded as Orador de Glana.
The area of the commune is 38.16 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 312 meters. The population is 2,550, comprising 1,199 males and 1,274 females. The postal code for the location is 87520. A significant event associated with the site is the massacre of Oradour-sur-Glane.
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Place details
- Locality
- Oradour-sur-Glane
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,088
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Oradour-sur-Glane
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- France Occitanie 87 Oradour-sur-Glane 05.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Oradour-sur-Glane Town Hall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason oradour sur glane.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Rochechouart
- French commune.canton
- Saint-Junien
- French commune.INSEE
- 87110
- French commune.postal code
- 87520
- French commune.mayor
- Philippe Lacroix
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 285
- French commune.elevation min m
- 227
- French commune.elevation max m
- 312
- French commune.area km2
- 38.16
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Orador de Glana
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Rochechouart
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 2550
- Area
- 38.16
- Elevation
- 268
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Veyrac
- Official website
- oradour-sur-glane.fr
- Image
- Oradour-sur-Glane-Entrance-1361.jpg
- Significant event
- massacre of Oradour-sur-Glane
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- Commons category
- Oradour-sur-Glane
- postal code
- 87520
- topic's main category
- Category:Oradour-sur-Glane
- Commons gallery
- Oradour-sur-Glane
- associated electoral district
- canton of Saint-Junien
- male population
- 1199
- female population
- 1274
- P8168
- Matti Bergström
- contact page URL
- oradour-sur-glane.fr/contact
- phone number
- +33-5-55-03-10-01
- fax number
- +33-5-55-03-24-54
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- twinned administrative body
- Q478649
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|Decayed Peugeot 202 and some buildings in Oradour-sur-Glane
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A new museum has been built underground nearby so that it does not distract from the scene and it contains many harrowing images of the massacre. Tramlines hang down over the streets, grass and weeds climb among the ruins and tourists walk around in silent horror.
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Personalities linked to the commune
- Geography
- Demographics
- Gallery
- See also
- References
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Oradour-sur-Glane (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, west central France, as well as the name of the main village within the commune.
The original village of Oradour-sur-Glane is widely known for having been destroyed and its inhabitants massacred by Nazi Germany in World War II—and subsequently left in its destroyed state as a memorial.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oradour-sur-Glane” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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