Camp des Milles
The Camp des Milles was a French internment camp, opened in September 1939, in a former tile factory near the village of Les Milles, part of the commune of Aix-en-Provence.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: concentration camp
- Also known as: “Les Milles concentration camp” and “Tuilerie des Milles, ancien camp d’internement”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome and Bastide d’Orcel.
Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome, also known as Aix les Milles Airport, is an airport serving Aix-en-Provence, a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France.
Bastide d’Orcel
Castle
The Bastide d'Orcel is a historic bastide in Aix-en-Provence, France. It is located on the route de Galice in Aix-en-Provence, in southeastern France. The bastide was completed in 1777, a decade before the French Revolution of 1789. Bastide d’Orcel is situated 2 km northeast of Camp des Milles.
Château de la Pioline
Castle
Photo: Marlenedd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Château de la Pioline is a castle, which is situated 2 km east of Camp des Milles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Milles and Luynes.
Les Milles
Suburb
Les Milles is a village, part of the commune of Aix-en-Provence, in southern France. Camp des Milles was opened in September 1939 at a former tile factory in the village.
Luynes
Suburb
Photo: Malost, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Luynes is a village of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in southern France. It is located 4 km south of Aix-en-Provence at the intersection of the D7 and N8 roads. Luynes is situated 3½ km southeast of Camp des Milles.
Jas de Bouffan
Suburb
Photo: Bjs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jas de Bouffan is a suburb, which is situated 4 km northeast of Camp des Milles.
Camp des Milles
- Categories: concentration camp, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aix-en-Provence, Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.50319° or 43° 30′ 12″ northLongitude
5.38205° or 5° 22′ 55″ eastInception
20th centuryOpen location code
8FM7G93J+7ROpenStreetMap ID
way 603451046OpenStreetMap feature
historic=internment_and_deportation_campWikidata ID
Q481647
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Camp des Milles” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Լե Միլլ համակենտրոնացման ճամբար”
- Asturian: “Campu de -yos Milles”
- Asturian: “Campu de Les Milles”
- Chinese: “米勒集中營”
- Dutch: “Camp des Milles”
- French: “camp des Milles”
- French: “Camp des Milles”
- Georgian: “ლე-მილის ბანაკი”
- German: “Camp des Milles”
- German: “Les Milles”
- Hebrew: “מחנה מיל”
- Italian: “Camp des Milles”
- Japanese: “レ・ミル収容所”
- Portuguese: “Campo de concentração Les Milles”
- Russian: “концлагерь Ле-Милль”
- Spanish: “Campo de Les Milles”
- Ukrainian: “концтабір Ле-Мілль”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ancienne Gare de Les Milles and Site-Mémorial du Camp des Milles.
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