Charly-Oradour
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Metz | |
| Canton | Le Pays messin | |
| Community association | Rives de Moselle | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 10 ′ N , 6 ° 14 ′ E | |
| height | 177–245 m | |
| surface | 6.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 679 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 100 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57640 | |
| INSEE code | 57129 | |
 Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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Charly-Oradour (until 1950 Charly ) is a French commune with 679 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The municipality of Charly-Oradoue is about ten kilometers northeast of Metz .
history
The place was first mentioned as Chairley in the 15th century , but is much older.
1915-1918 and 1940-1944 he carried the German name Karlen .
During the Second World War, a part of the population was by the Germans expelled . 39 of them found refuge in Oradour-sur-Glane , where they were murdered by the Germans in 1944. In August 1950, the place was renamed Charly-Oradour in memory of the dead.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 166 | 196 | 248 | 259 | 385 | 621 | 634 |
Web links
Commons : Charly-Oradour - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Parish on ccmaizieres.com (French)