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Les Milles

Coordinates: 43°30′N 5°23′E / 43.500°N 5.383°E / 43.500; 5.383
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For the 1995 French film, see Les Milles (film).
Coat of arms of Les Milles village

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.[1] Originally a French internment camp to detain undesirable aliens, it was later used as a transit camp for Jews to be deported to extermination camps, mainly Auschwitz.

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  1. ^ Guénaël Lemouee, Camp des Milles: la mémoire de la déportation, La Provence, 10 September 2012

43°30′N 5°23′E / 43.500°N 5.383°E / 43.500; 5.383


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