Aix-en-Provence - Les Milles

During World War II, when France was occupied by the Germans, some 3,000 German Jews who had fled from Nazi Germany were interned here in the local brick-works. Some escaped, but the remainder - together with a further 2,000 Jews betrayed by the Vichy Government - were sent to German concentration camps. There is a plaque in memory of this sad tale to be seen near the loading bay at the railroad station.

In a beautiful park south of Les Milles, by the D59, stands the 18th C. Lenfant Palace.