Camp des Milles
Local name: Camp des Milles
Camp des Milles is one of the memorial sites of the Second World War in France. It is a former transit and concentration camp, in which intellectuals were initially detained, and from 1941 also Jews before later transports to extermination camps.
The camp's activities can be divided into two periods. From the outbreak of war until 1940, intellectuals and social elite of German origin inhabiting the south of France came here. Among them were, among others, Nobel laureate Otto Fritz Meyerhof, as well as writers and painters. After 1940, Jews from the region were brought to the camp and grouped before deportations to Auschwitz and Drancy.
Currently, there is a museum in the area of the former camp. You can find biographical notes and commemorations of people who went through the camp des Milles. The exhibition shows the fate of people detained here, including children, as well as the works of artists who were interned here. A railway wagon that was used for transport is also shown in the camp. The museum organizes seminars, information meetings, educational activities and anniversary celebrations.