France · Saint-Cyprien
Saint-Cyprien Internment camp
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Gallery
From Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA where not otherwise stated).
Photo by Cahtls via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Photo by Felix Nussbaum via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Photo by Unknown authorUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Photo by Felix Nussbaum via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Photo by Unknown authorUnknown author via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1939
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1939
Region
Saint-Cyprien
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Felix Nussbaum1904–1944 · painterFelix Nussbaum (11 December 1904 â after 20 September 1944) was a German-Jewish surrealist painter.
Petar DrapÅ¡in1914–1945 · military personnelPetar DrapÅ¡in (Serbian Cyrillic: ÐеÑÐ°Ñ ÐÑапÑин; 15 November 1914 â 2 November 1945) was a Serbian and Yugoslav Partisan commander.
- Leo Kneler1902–1979 · French resistance fighter
- Josef Morgenstern1886–1940 · businessperson
Josef Morgenstern (born 6 June 1886 in Kis-Szlatina, Hungary; died after September 1942 in Auschwitz) was a Jewish art collector who was murdered by Nazis during the Holocaust.
José Maria Aguirre Salaberria1919–2009 · military personnel
Juan López Carvajal1914–2011 · typographer- Felix Nussbaum1904–1944 · painter
Felix Nussbaum (11 December 1904 â after 20 September 1944) was a German-Jewish surrealist painter.
- Josef Morgenstern1886–1940 · businessperson
Josef Morgenstern (born 6 June 1886 in Kis-Szlatina, Hungary; died after September 1942 in Auschwitz) was a Jewish art collector who was murdered by Nazis during the Holocaust.
Showing 9 of 12. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q18191950)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Saint-Cyprien Internment camp. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/saint-cyprien-internment-camp
"Saint-Cyprien Internment camp." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/saint-cyprien-internment-camp.
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title = {Saint-Cyprien Internment camp},
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