Country France Department Lot Population (1999) 385 Local time Thursday 8:03 PM | Region Occitanie Canton Canton of Cazals Area 23.14 km² Arrondissement Arrondissement of Cahors | |
Intercommunality Communauté de communes Sud Bouriane Weather 15°C, Wind W at 2 km/h, 55% Humidity | ||
Frayssinet-le-Gélat ([fʁesine lə ʒeˈla]) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
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Map of 46250 Frayssinet-le-G%C3%A9lat, France
History
In Frayssinet-le-Gélat, members of the French underground shot and killed a German officer. For this crime, 15 hostages were taken and assassinated. Ten were young males from one-child families and five were young women. This SS was to prevent any further family line of descent. The schoolmaster tried to escape bur was shot outside the school. Each May 21, villagers gather outside the church for an act of remembrance. Outside the church is a small monument mounted with a stone cross, and a plaque bearing the names of the victims. Another monument to the 15th victim stands where he was shot.
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