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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
- 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
Photo: Culex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Étienne de Salses is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Camp de Rivesaltes.
Salses
Railway stop
Photo: Floflo, Public domain.
Salses is a railway stop, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Camp de Rivesaltes.
Café de la Loge de Salses-le-Château
Restaurant
Photo: Culex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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
Village
Photo: Palauenc05, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rivesaltes is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Rivesaltes is situated 5 km south of Camp de Rivesaltes.
Garrieux
Hamlet
Photo: Culex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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″ northLongitude
2.89216° or 2° 53′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8FJ4RV5R+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 376404621OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
natural=grasslandWikidata ID
Q325332
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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”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Camp Maréchal Joffre and Centrale Solaire Photovoltaïquede Walon Rivesaltes.
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