Frenchwoman Who Escaped Nazi Massacre Dies Aged 100
- Camille Senon, a feminist and union activist, died at the age of 100, according to the mayor's office.
- Senon narrowly escaped the Nazi massacre in her village of Oradour-sur-Glane, where 642 villagers were killed on June 10, 1944.
- At the time of the massacre, Senon was 20 years old and lost all her family in the event.
- The mayor's office confirmed Senon's death and highlighted her significant survival story.
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She Had Escaped the Massacre of Oradour-Sur-Glane at 20 Years Old, Camille Senon Died a Century Ago.
She had survived 20 years of the massacre in this martyr village of Haute-Vienne of her entire family. Camille Senon had led a life of feminist activist and trade unionist. She died at 100 years of age
On Thursday, October 2, 2025, Camille Senon, 100 years old, died. The centenary had barely escaped the massacre of Oradour-sur-Glane (Haute-Vienne) in 1944, just 20 years old.


Camille Senon, survivor of Nazi massacre and lifelong feminist activist, dies in France aged 100
BORDEAUX, Oct 3 — Camille Senon, a feminist and union activist who narrowly escaped the Nazi massacre in her French village of Oradour-sur-Glane died today aged 100, the mayor’s office said.Senon was a young woman when the Third Reich’s elite SS unit marched into Oradour on June 10, 1944, killing 642 villagers, including all of her family.“I was working in Limoges, but I would return to Oradour at the weekend. That day I took the tramway as usua…

Frenchwoman who escaped Nazi massacre dies aged 100
Camille Senon, a feminist and union activist who narrowly escaped the Nazi massacre in her French village of Oradour-sur-Glane died on Thursday aged 100, the mayor's office said.
The woman who had become a trade union leader and feminist activist after the Second World War died this Thursday.
She spent her life leading battles: duty of memory, trade union struggle, defense of women's rights. Camille Senon died at the age of 100. Back on the journey of this woman whose destiny was marked by the drama of Oradour.
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