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Compiègne-Royallieu concentration camp

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  • Barbed Wire Fence, Watch Tower and Barracks in Compiègne.jpg

    Photo by Jacques Gotko (Yakow Gotkowski) (1900-1943) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Carte postale adressée par G. Mayeux à ses parents depuis le camp de Royallieu Front Stalag 122, 2017.1.1.7(2).jpg

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  • Carte postale adressée par G. Mayeux à ses parents depuis le camp de Royallieu Front Stalag 122, 2017.1.1.7.jpg

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  • Carte postale adressée par G. Mayeux à ses parents depuis le camp de Royallieu Front Stalag 122, 2017.1.1.8(2).jpg

    Photo by Unknown authorUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

  • Carte postale adressée par G. Mayeux à ses parents depuis le camp de Royallieu Front Stalag 122, 2017.1.1.8.jpg

    Photo by Unknown authorUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

  • Compiegne overview.jpg

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  • Compiègne (60), ancien camp de Royallieu 2.jpg

    Photo by P.poschadel via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Compiègne (60), ancien camp de Royallieu 3.jpg

    Photo by P.poschadel via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

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Population held

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Region

Compiègne

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Death-row facility

No

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Yvonne Picard
    1920–1943 · philosopher

    Yvonne Picard (1 August 1920 – 9 March 1943) was a French philosopher and a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War.

  • Marcelle Baverez
    1899–1944 · nun
  • Louise Macault
    Louise Macault
    1921–1946 · school teacher
  • Jean-Pierre Kahane
    Jean-Pierre Kahane
    1926–2017 · mathematician

    Jean-Pierre Kahane (11 December 1926 – 21 June 2017) was a French mathematician with contributions to harmonic analysis.

  • Maisie Renault
    Maisie Renault
    1907–2003 · French resistance fighter

    Maisie Renault (13 December 1907 – 7 April 2003) was a French Resistance fighter and a member of the Confrérie Notre-Dame network.

  • Braulia Cánovas
    Braulia Cánovas
    1920–1993 · military personnel

    Braulia Cánovas Mulero (8 January 1920 – 23 December 1993) was a Spanish Republican who fought against the Nazis in the French Resistance, under the codename "Monique".

  • Gaston de Bonneval
    1911–1998 · military personnel
  • Pierre Guillou
    1908–1944 · team leader
  • René Gimpel
    1881–1945 · publisher

    René Albert Gimpel (4 October 1881–3 January 1945) was a French art dealer of Alsatian Jewish descent who died in 1945 in Neuengamme concentration camp, near Hamburg, Germany.

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World Prisons. (2026). Compiègne-Royallieu concentration camp. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/compiegne-royallieu-concentration-camp
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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-compiegne-royallieu-concent,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Compiègne-Royallieu concentration camp},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/compiegne-royallieu-concentration-camp},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}