Salon-la-Tour (; oc, Celom) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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in the
Corrèze
Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ...
department in central
France
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.
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.
Population
Notable residents
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Varg Vikernes
See also
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Communes of the Corrèze department
The following is a list of the 279 communes of the Corrèze department of France
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References
Communes of Corrèze
Corrèze communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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