Frayssinet-le-Gélat

Frayssinet-le-Gélat (French pronunciation: ​[fʁesine lə ʒeˈla]) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.

Frayssinet-le-Gélat
Commune
The town hall in Frayssinet-le-Gélat
Coat of arms
Location of Frayssinet-le-Gélat
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Coordinates: 44°35′00″N 1°09′53″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Lot
Arrondissement	Gourdon
Canton	Puy-l'Évêque
Intercommunality	Cazals-Salviac
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christian Laville
Area ^1	23.14 km^2 (8.93 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	358
• Density	15/km^2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	46114 /46250
Elevation	160–286 m (525–938 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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 by the SS. Ten were young males from one-child families and five were young women. This was to prevent any further family line of descent. The schoolmaster tried to escape but 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.

See also

• Communes of the Lot department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.