Camp de Rivesaltes

Camp de Rivesaltes is a prison in Salses-le-Château, Arrondissement of Perpignan, Occitanie. Camp de Rivesaltes is situated nearby to the village Salses-le-Château, as well as near the hamlet Garrieux.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Camp de Rivesaltes and Église Saint-Étienne de Salses.

Camp de Rivesaltes

Grassland

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The Camp de Rivesaltes, also known as Camp Joffre, was an internment and transit camp in the commune of Rivesaltes in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales of the French Southern Zone during World War Two. Camp de Rivesaltes is situated 150 metres northeast of Camp de Rivesaltes.

Église Saint-Étienne de Salses

Church

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Église Saint-Étienne de Salses is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Camp de Rivesaltes.

Salses

Railway stop

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Salses is a railway stop, which is situated 4 km northeast of Camp de Rivesaltes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salses-le-Château and Rivesaltes.

Salses-le-Château

Village

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Salses-le-Château or just Salses is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is located north of the city of Perpignan. It is traditionally considered as the northernmost point of the Catalan Countries. Salses-le-Château is situated 3½ km northeast of Camp de Rivesaltes.