Givors
Saint Lazare Church in the hamlet of Saint-Martin-de-Cornas, part of Givors
Givors
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Givors
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Lyon
Canton	Givors
Intercommunality	Lyon
Mayor	Martial Passi (PCF) (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	145–373 m (476–1,224 ft) (avg. 162 m or 531 ft)
Land area1	17.34 km2 (6.70 sq mi)
Population2	18,581  (2006)
- Density	1,072 /km2 (2,780 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	69091/ 69700
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.

Coordinates: 45°35′29″N 4°46′10″E / 45.5914°N 4.7694°E / 45.5914; 4.7694

Givors is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

It lies on the Rhône River about 25 km (16 mi) south of Lyon and on the main road between that city and Saint-Étienne. The city has long served as a crossroads between the communities of the Rhône River and those of the Loire River. It was well known as a glassmaking center during the 18th century.

Algerian community[link]

A significant proportion of Givors' population is of Algerian descent. This includes Algerian international footballers Khaled Lemmouchia and Karim Kerkar, judoka Djamel Bouras, who won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, and professional footballer Salim Kerkar.

Famous people[link]

• Étienne Blanc - politician
• Djamel Bouras - Olympique gold medalist judoka
• Sylvain Marconnet - professional rugby union player
• Karim Kerkar - professional football player
• Salim Kerkar - professional football player
• Khaled Lemmouchia - professional football player
• Pascal Papé - professional rugby union player

Twin towns[link]

• Aïn Bénian, Algeria
• Döbeln, Germany
• Novopolotsk, Belarus
• Alacuás, Spain
• Orvieto, Italy
• Gavinané, Mali
• Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal

See also[link]

• Communes of the Rhône department

References[link]

• INSEE

External links[link]

• Official website (French)

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Lucie Aubrac
Lucie Aubrac at age 90
Born	Lucie Bernard Aubrac 29 June 1912 Macon, France
Died	14 March 2007(2007-03-14) (aged 94) Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	French Resistance, History Teacher
Spouse	Raymond Aubrac (1939-2007); (her death)
Children	3

Lucie Samuel born Lucie Bernard (June 29, 1912 – March 14, 2007), and better known as Lucie Aubrac, was a French history teacher and member of the French Resistance during World War II.

Early life[link]

Lucie Bernard was born in Mâcon, the daughter of modest Burgundy winegrowers. She was raised in a Catholic family.^[1] In 1939, Lucie married Raymond Samuel (July 31, 1914 - April 10 2012), a Jew, whom she met in Strasbourg in December, 1939. Raymond Samuel would later come to be known as Raymond Aubrac, having had to change his surname due to open anti-Semitism and persecution of Jews in France at the time.

Joining the Resistance[link]

After the fall of France, Lucie joined the Libération-sud resistance group in Lyon after its formation by her husband. Later, she followed him to the Charles Delestraint's group. In 1941 they joined forces with Emmanuel d'Astier to run the underground newspaper, Libération, the same year their first child, Jean-Pierre, was born.

On June 21, 1943, the Gestapo captured Raymond alongside high-ranking Resistance member Jean Moulin (under the alias "Max") and many others. They were taken to Montluc prison, located near Lyon. The Nazis sought Jean Moulin in particular as he was General Charles de Gaulle's top representative in the French Resistance.

Lucie was able to talk face to face with Klaus Barbie, Lyon's Gestapo chief. Her alias was "Ghislaine de Barbentane", a name of high-standing, noble origin. Because of her pregnancy and a specific provision of French law called "marriage in extremis," under which a person condemned to death can marry civilly, Lucie managed to convince Barbie that she was unmarried, and being pregnant could not be a mother without being married (known as a "fille-mère"). Barbie unwisely allowed Raymond to be released for the wedding, which gave Lucie and the Resistance a fortunate opportunity.

On the day of Lucie's and Raymond's "marriage", October 21, 1943, Lucie and her comrades attacked the German truck that was transporting the prisoners back to German command, and released Raymond along with the thirteen other members of the Resistance being held. Six Germans, including the truck driver and five guards, were killed during the attack and escape.

Ho Chi Minh, Elizabette Aubrac and Lucie Aubrac, 1946

Having had their true identities revealed, Lucie, Raymond and their first child Jean-Pierre left for London in February 1944. As it was the last alias they had used in France, Aubrac remained as their name in the United Kingdom. Their second child, Catherine, born on February 12, and became de Gaulle's goddaughter.

After the war[link]

Lucie Aubrac in 2001

In 1946, Lucy gave birth to her third child, Elizabette "Babette", and Ho Chi Minh became her godfather.

After the war, Lucie Aubrac served on the consultative committees of the French Republic Provisional Government (GPRF). Her teaching degree was also restored, and she eventually returned to teaching. She was also active in the campaign for human rights. In 1984 Lucie Aubrac published her memoirs under the title Ils partiront dans l'ivresse (best translated as "They will leave with elation"). The French title refers to the radio code phrase the Aubracs listened for to know it was safe for them to leave for London. (The book was translated into English as Outwitting the Gestapo). The film Lucie Aubrac is loosely based on the events surrounding her husband's escape.

Death[link]

Lucie Aubrac died in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, on March 14, 2007.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Guardian obituary, 16 March 2007
• "Lucie Aubrac, une conscience s'est éteinte" (in French). Libération. 2007-03-16. http://www.liberation.fr/actualite/societe/241055.FR.php. Retrieved 2007-05-03.