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Les Milles is a village, part of the commune of Aix-en-Provence, in southern France.
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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Coordinates: 43°30′N5°23′E / 43.500°N 5.383°E
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