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Rieucros concentration camp

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Operational period: 1939–ongoing/unknown.

Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1939

Operational

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1939

Region

Mende

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Alexander Grothendieck
    Alexander Grothendieck
    1928–2014 · mathematician

    Alexander Grothendieck, later Alexandre Grothendieck in French (; German: [ˌalɛˈksandɐ ˈɡʁoːtn̩ˌdiːk] ; French: [ɡʁɔtɛndik]; 28 March 1928 – 13 November 2014), was a German-born French mathematician who became the leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic geometry.

  • Michel del Castillo
    Michel del Castillo
    1933–2024 · writer

    Michel Janicot del Castillo (2 August 1933 – 17 December 2024) was a French writer. .

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@misc{worldprisons-rieucros-concentration-camp,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Rieucros concentration camp},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/rieucros-concentration-camp},
  urldate = {2026-10-16}
}