Les Milles

Les Milles is a village, part of the commune of Aix-en-Provence, in southern France.

For the 1995 French film, see Les Milles (film).
Coat of arms of Les Milles village

On the territory of the village Camp des Milles was opened in September 1939 in a former tile factory. 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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