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Also known as Orador de Glana, Oradour

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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6.0 µg/m³
PM10
10.8 µg/m³
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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

Official name
Orador de Glana
Country
France
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
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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
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

See

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.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Personalities linked to the commune
  • Geography
  • Demographics
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography

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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