Oradour-Saint-Genest

Oradour-Saint-Genest (Occitan: Orador Sent Genès) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.

Oradour-Saint-Genest
The lantern of the dead, in Oradour-Saint-Genest
Location of Oradour-Saint-Genest
Oradour-Saint-Genest
Oradour-Saint-Genest
Coordinates: 46°14′21″N 1°02′09″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
ArrondissementBellac
CantonChâteauponsac
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gilles Reynaud
Area
1
37.90 km2 (14.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
333
  Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
87109 /87210
Elevation160–249 m (525–817 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Brame flows northwestward through the commune.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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