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Frayssinet-le-Gélat |
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Frayssinet-le-Gélat
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| Country | France |
| Region | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Cahors |
| Canton | Canton of Cazals |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Sud Bouriane |
| Mayor | Christian Laville (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 160–286 m (520–938 ft) (avg. 200 m/660 ft) |
| Land area1 | 23.14 km2 (8.93 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 385 (1999) |
| - Density | 17 /km2 (44 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46114/ 46250 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Frayssinet-le-Gélat (French pronunciation: [fʁesine lə ʒeˈla]) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.
In Frayssinet-le-Gélat, members of the French underground shot and killed a German officer. For this crime, fifteen hostages were taken and assassinated. Most of the hostages were young males from one-child families. This, in the twisted minds of the SS, was to prevent any further family line of descent. However, five of the hostages were young women. The schoolmaster attempted to escape, and was shot outside the school. Each year, on May 21, many of the villagers gather outside the church for an act of remembrance. Outside the entrance to the local church in Frayssinet-le-Gélat stands a small monument mounted with a stone cross, and a plaque bearing the names of all the fifteen young victims. Another monument to the fifteenth victim stands where he was shot.