Beaune-la-Rolande
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Location of Beaune-la-Rolande  | |
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| Coordinates:48°04′14″N2°25′48″E/ 48.0706°N 2.43°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Loiret |
| Arrondissement | Pithiviers |
| Canton | Le Malesherbois |
| Intercommunality | Pithiverais-Gâtinais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2023–2026) | Michel Masson[1] |
| Area 1 | 20.55 km2(7.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,998 |
| • Density | 97/km2(250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 45030/45340 |
| Elevation | 91–119 m (299–390 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Beaune-la-Rolande(French pronunciation:[bonlaʁɔlɑ̃d]) is acommunein theLoiretdepartmentin north-centralFrance.
History
[edit]On 28 November 1870 it was the site of abattleduring theFranco-Prussian War,in which French impressionist painterFrédéric Bazillewas killed.
DuringWorld War II,it was the site of the NaziBeaune-la-Rolande internment camp,a transit and deportation center for Jews closely associated with thePithiviers internment camp.Eighteen thousand Jews were held at Beaune-la-Rolande; most of them were transported toAuschwitzwhere they were murdered.[3]
Polish artistZberwas imprisoned there from 1941 to 1942,[4]and the composerRalph Erwindied there.
Population
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^Megargee, G.P.; United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (2009).The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933-1945.Indiana University Press.
- ^Paris for Dummies.Wiley Publishing, Inc. 2007. pp.220.ISBN978-0-470-08584-4.
- ^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui:Commune data sheet Beaune-la-Rolande,EHESS(in French).
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
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