Oradour-sur-Vayres
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
Commune of Oradour-sur-Vayres |
|
| Location | |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Limousin |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Rochechouart |
| Canton | Oradour-sur-Vayres (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | CC Bandiat Tardoire Avenir |
| Mayor | Guy Ratinaud (2008-2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 246–370 m |
| Land area¹ | 39.09 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
1,636 |
| - Density | 42/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87111/ 87150 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Oradour-sur-Vayres (Occitan: Orador (de Vairas)) is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France.
[edit] Demographics
At the 1999 census, the population was 1,636. On 1 January 2006, the estimate was 1,530.

