Camp de Rivesaltes

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.

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Type: Grassland
Description: military camp in the commune of Rivesaltes, in the South of France
Also known as: “Camp Joffre” and “Rivesaltes concentration camp”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Saint-Étienne de Salses and Salses.

Église Saint-Étienne de Salses

Church

Église Saint-Étienne de Salses

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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 3½ km northeast of Camp de Rivesaltes.

Café de la Loge de Salses-le-Château

Restaurant

Café de la Loge de Salses-le-Château

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Café de la Loge de Salses-le-Château is a restaurant, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Camp de Rivesaltes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salses-le-Château and Rivesaltes.

Salses-le-Château

Village

Salses-le-Château

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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.

Rivesaltes

Town

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Rivesaltes is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Rivesaltes is situated 5 km south of Camp de Rivesaltes.

Garrieux

Hamlet

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Garrieux is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km east of Camp de Rivesaltes.

Camp de Rivesaltes

Categories: prisoner-of-war camp, concentration camp in France, ruins, and historic site
Location: Salses-le-Château, Arrondissement of Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

42.80898° or 42° 48′ 32″ north

Longitude

2.89216° or 2° 53′ 32″ east

Open location code

8FJ4RV5R+HV

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Camp de Rivesaltes” goes by many names.

Basque: “Rivesaltesko kontzentrazio-esparrua”
Catalan: “Camp de Ribesaltes”
Chinese: “里沃萨尔特军营”
Dutch: “Camp de Rivesaltes”
French: “camp de Rivesaltes”
French: “Camp de Rivesaltes”
French: “camp Joffre”
French: “mémorial de Rivesaltes”
German: “Camp de Rivesaltes”
German: “Camp Joffre”
German: “Lager Rivesaltes”
Hebrew: “מחנה הריכוז ריווזאלט”
Hebrew: “מחנה ז’ופר”
Japanese: “リヴサルト”
Japanese: “リヴサルト収容所”
Japanese: “リヴザルト収容所”
Spanish: “Campo de Joffre”
Spanish: “Campo de Rivesaltes”
Spanish: “Campo Joffre”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Camp Maréchal Joffre and Agence Chronopost Perpignan.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Mémorial Rivesaltes and Memorial du camp de Rivesaltes.

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