Villenueve Sainte-Odile (camp) Plénée-Jugon (memorial)
Historical background In 1940 the internment camp for the Gypsies was located on the estate of Villenueve Sainte-Odile, near Plénée-Jugon,…
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Natzweiler-Struthof (plaque)
Historical background The Struthof camp was located on a mountain slope. The lowest part was occupied by toilet barracks, but…
Natzweiler-Struthof (camp)
Historical background Natzweiler-Struthof was the only permanent German concentration camp established in France. There were many temporary camps, with the…
Arles – Saliers (memorial)
Historical background The region called Camargue in the south of France is generally well known for its delta of the…
Angoulême – Les Alliers (stele)
Historical background Located south of the city of Angoulême, the Les Alliers camp operated from 1940 to 1946 (sic!). Initially,…
Poitiers (stele)
Historical background The camp in Poitiers (Vienne District) was opened in October 1939 for refugees from Spain, but in December…
Montsûrs – Mayenne (memorial/museum)
Historical background Mayenne is a department in northwestern France, the name of the river, flowing e.g. through Laval, as well…
Montreuil-Bellay (memorials)
Historical background See also: Montreuil-Bellay (camp) As early as 1980s, a local teacher and historian Jaques Sigot, who learned…
Laval (memorial)
Historical background Between 1940 and 1942, Gypsies from this region were interned in two camps: Grez-en-Bouère and Montsûrs. The…
Barenton (stele)
Historical background Between April 11, 1941 and October 8, 1942, a Gypsy internment camp existed 5-6 km from the town…
Mirovice
Historical background See: Lety – exhibition Description of commemoration The memorial devoted to the Roma is located just next to…