Ouroux-en-Morvan (; ; Burgundian: Orrou) or simply Ouroux is a rural commune in the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France.Commune file, INSEE. As of 2023, the population of the commune was 599.
Geography Ouroux-en-Morvan covers an area of 60.56 km2 (23.38 sq mi). It is part of Morvan Regional Natural Park.
History Ouroux-en-Morvan played a central role in World War II in the Morvan. It was the headquarters of the French Resistance in Nièvre;Musée de la Résistance en Morvan. "[The Bernard maquis] welcomes in the woods of Ouroux-en-Morvan, the headquarters of the Resistance of Nièvre." as such it became the "clandestine prefecture" of Nièvre in the summer of 1944.
Demography
Twin town Ouroux-en-Morvan has been twinned with Cullera, Spain since 1979.
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See also Communes of the Nièvre department
References
External links Official website