Camp de Rivesaltes, Salses-le-Château

Name: Camp de Rivesaltes
Address: avenue Christian Bourquin, Salses-le-Château, 66600, France
Telephone: +33 4 68 08 39 70

#2 among attractions in Salses-le-Château

Historical place, History museum, Museum, Ruins

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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. Between August 11 and October 20, 1942, 2,313 foreign Jews, including 209 children were transferred from Rivesaltes via the Drancy internment camp to the Nazi extermination camp Auschwitz, where they were murdered. Serge Klarsfeld described the camp as the Drancy of the Southern Zone. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 42°48'32"N, 2°53'32"E

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avenue Christian BourquinSalses-le-Château 66600 France

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+33 4 68 08 39 70

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Camp de Rivesaltes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort de Salses, Gate of the Catalan Countries, Château de Salveterra, Camp de Rivesaltes.

2.5 miNE
Historical place, Battlefield, History museum
Fort de Salses, Salses-le-Château
64 min walk • Nestled in the charming town of Salses-le-Château, the imposing Fort de Salses stands as a sentinel to history in the South of France. This fortress, a masterpiece of military architecture, was constructed in the late 15th century under the orders of the Catholic...
3.9 miNE
Monuments and statues
Gate of the Catalan Countries
100 min walk • The Gate of the Catalan Countries, a work of the sculptor Emili Armengol, marks the Northern starting location of the Catalan Countries in Salses, Pyrénées-Orientales.
4.9 miN
Forts and castles, Ruins
Château de Salveterra
125 min walk • The castle of Salveterra, or castle of Opoul, is a castle built by James I of Aragon in the thirteenth century on the border between the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of Aragon.
1.2 miSW
Concentration camp
Camp de Rivesaltes
32 min walk • 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.
3.5 miSW
Church
St. Mary's Church
91 min walk • Sainte-Marie Church is a Catholic church located in Espira-de-l'Agly in the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales in the Occitanie region.
6.3 miSE
Church
Église Saint-Julien-et-Sainte-Basilisse, Torreilles
161 min walk • Saint-Julien-et-Sainte-Basilisse Church is a church of pre-Romanesque origin located in Torreilles, in the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales.
5.8 miSW
Church
Church of Our Lady, Baixas
149 min walk • The Church of the Nativity of Our Lady or Church of Saint Mary is a church, partly Romanesque, located in Baixas, in the French department of Pyrénées-Orientales.
2.9 miS
Winery, Wine tours
Rivesaltes AOC, Rivesaltes
73 min walk • Rivesaltes is an appellation d'origine contrôlée for naturally sweet, fortified wines. The name refers to both a production region within Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France, and the style of sweet wines produced there.
3.9 miN
Winery
Côtes du Roussillon AOC
100 min walk • Côtes du Roussillon is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wines made in the Roussillon wine region of France. It is the least selective AOC in the Roussillon region. In 2002, 21,048,500 litres of Côtes du Roussillon were produced, 68% red, 28% rosé and 4% white. Grenache is the dominant variety in Red and Rosé.
4.3 miSE
Locality
Claira
110 min walk • Claira is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
5.8 miW
Locality
Cases-de-Pène
147 min walk • One of the main attractions in Cases-de-Pène is the stunning landscape that surrounds the town. Visitors can explore the rolling hills, vineyards, and olive groves that make up the countryside, and take in breathtaking views of the Pyrenees mountains in the distance.