Le Chambon-sur-Lignon is a town and
commune in the
Haute-Loire département in the
Auvergne région of southern
France. Population (1999): 2,834.Primarily a
Huguenot town, it became a haven for
Jews fleeing from the
Nazis during
World War II.With the leadership of a local minister
Andre Trocme and his wife,
Magda Trocmé, beginning in 1942, the citizens of Chambon-sur-Lignon risked their lives to hide Jews who were being rounded up by the
Nazi SS for shipment to the
death camps. They were hidden in private homes, on farms in the area, as well as in public institutions. Whenever the Nazi patrols came searching, they were hidden in the countryside. After the war, one of the villagers recalled: "As soon as the soldiers left, we would go into the forest and sing a song. When they heard that song, the Jews knew it was safe to come home."
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