Marsoulas

Marsoulas

Marsoulas

Commune in Occitania, France

Marsoulas is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

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It is notable for the Marsoulas Cave in which palæolithic artifacts and paintings were discovered.[3]

History

Early in the morning of 10 June 1944, Nazi Germany invaded Marsoulas, and killed 27 people, 11 being children.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Recent Excavation in the Marsoulas Cave". Nature. 129 (3251): 273–274. 20 February 1932. doi:10.1038/129273d0.
  4. [4]
    Hanks, Jane (23 September 2021). "The painful SS massacre memories of this tiny French village". www.connexionfrance.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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