Oradour-Saint-Genest

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 / 46.2392°N 1.0358°E / 46.2392; 1.0358
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
ArrondissementBellac
CantonChâteauponsac
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gilles Reynaud
Area
1
37.90 km2 (14.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
354
  Density9.3/km2 (24/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.

Oradour-Saint-Genest (French pronunciation: [ɔʁaduʁ sɛ̃ ʒənɛ]; Limousin: Orador Sent Genès) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in west-central France.