Oradour-sur-Vayres

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City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oradour-sur-Vayres is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

René Faye

Olympic cyclist (1923–1994)

Martial-Louis de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire

French politician and priest (1719-1798)

Gilles Savary

French politician (born 1954)

Denis Roche

French writer and translator

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Jean Leclerc

French politician (1859–1945)

Léon Roche

French politician (1895–1944)

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René Rougerie

French publisher (1926–2010)

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Sylvain Broussaudier

French politician (1904-1980)

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Yves Lavalade

French writer and linguist

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Louis Descubes

French politician

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Amédée Frugier-Puyboyer

French politician

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Charles Leclerc

French politician

Émile Roger Lombertie

French psychiatrist and politician

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Jean du Doucet

French catholic bishop (1665-1745)

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Pierre Duvoisin de Laserve

French politician (1756-1814)

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Antoine Morange

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Oradour-sur-Vayres, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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