Salon-la-Tour
Salon-la-Tour | |
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Location of Salon-la-Tour | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′20″N 1°32′21″E / 45.5056°N 1.5392°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Corrèze |
| Arrondissement | Tulle |
| Canton | Uzerche |
| Intercommunality | Pays d'Uzerche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Claude Chauffour |
Area 1 | 43.01 km2 (16.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 679 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 19250 /19510 |
| Elevation | 335–492 m (1,099–1,614 ft) (avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Salon-la-Tour (French pronunciation: [salɔ̃ la tuʁ]; Occitan: Celom) is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.
Violette Szabo, a 22-year-old British agent who was parachuted a second time into France, on 7 June 1944 (where she was to try to help obstruct the movement of German SS units from the south of France to Normandy), was captured near Salon-la-Tour.