Oradour (Charente)
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Charente | |
| Arrondissement | Confolens | |
| Canton | Charente North | |
| Community association | Coeur de Charente | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 54 ′ N , 0 ° 2 ′ W | |
| height | 65-120 m | |
| surface | 14.4 km 2 | |
| Residents | 164 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 16140 | |
| INSEE code | 16248 | |
 Oradour Town Hall (Mairie) |
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Oradour is a French municipality with 164 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Charente in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016 Poitou-Charentes ); it belongs to the Arrondissement of Confolens and the canton of Charente-Nord ( Aigre until 2015 ).
geography
Oradour is located about 36 kilometers north-northwest of Angoulême . The Couture River runs in the eastern municipality . Neighboring communities are Lupsault in the north and north-west, Saint-Fraigne in the east and north-east, Aigre (with Villejésus ) in the east and south-east, Mons in the south, Verdille in the south-west and Barbezières in the west.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1856 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 437 | 784 | 593 | 348 | 296 | 259 | 250 | 225 | 200 | 203 | 164 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Antoine church, former priory, from the 11th century
- Germeville Castle, built in 1870
Web links
Commons : Oradour - collection of images, videos and audio files
