Biars-sur-Cère (, literally ''Biars on

Cère The Cère (; ) is a long river in south-western France, and a left tributary of the Dordogne. Its source is in the south-western Massif Central, near the Plomb du Cantal mountain. It flows generally west through the following ''départements' ...

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Lengadocian Languedocien (French name, ), Languedocian, or Lengadocian () is an Occitan dialect spoken in rural parts of southern France such as Languedoc, Rouergue, Quercy, Agenais and southern Périgord. It is sometimes also called Languedocien-Guyenna ...

: ''Biard de Sera'') is a commune in the

Lot Lot, LOT, The Lot or similar may refer to: Common meanings Areas *Land lot, an area of land *Parking lot, for automobiles *Backlot, in movie production Sets of items *A great many of something, as in, "There are a lot of beetles," or "There are ...

department located in southwestern

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. It is the site of the headquarters of

Andros Andros (, ) is the northernmost island of the Greece, Greek Cyclades archipelago, about southeast of Euboea, and about north of Tinos. It is nearly long, and its greatest breadth is . It is for the most part mountainous, with many fruitful and ...

, whose brands include

Bonne Maman Bonne Maman is a French brand of jam, marmalade, compotes, desserts, cakes and biscuits owned by Andros. It is Andros's leading brand. The Bonne Maman brand was created by Andros in 1971 as a mass-produced product with a home-made feel: jars fea ...

. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, Biars-sur-Cère villagers hid a number of Jews from

Nazi Nazism (), formally named National Socialism (NS; , ), is the far-right politics, far-right Totalitarianism, totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany. During H ...

persecution. It has been reported but not verified that among the families protecting Jews was the Chapoulart family who later founded Andros. Did Bonne Maman Co. Shelter People During the Holocaust?
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Communes of Lot (department) {{Lot-geo-stub

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