Salon-la-Tour explained

Salon-la-Tour
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Salon-la-Tour (Corrèze).svg
Arrondissement:Tulle
Canton:Uzerche
Insee:19250
Postal Code:19510
Mayor:Jean-Claude Chauffour[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Pays d'Uzerche
Coordinates:45.5056°N 1.5392°W
Elevation M:350
Elevation Min M:335
Elevation Max M:492
Area Km2:43.01

Salon-la-Tour (in French pronounced as /salɔ̃ la tuʁ/; Occitan (post 1500);: 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 obstructing the movement of German SS units from the south of France to Normandy), was captured near Salon-la-Tour.

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Notable residents

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. News: Det eneste vi hørte var hundene som bjeffet. Alayoubi. Mohammad. NRK News. 17 July 2013. 27 April 2021.