A place that demands silence, and leaves a mark long after the visit.
A place to visit in silence
Memorial to internment and deportation, understand, on site
In Compiègne, the Internment and Deportation Memorial can be discovered where history was really played out: on the site of the former Royallieu camp.
The visit helps visitors to understand the role of this site in deportations from France, and to put faces, words and trajectories behind the numbers.
It’s a sobering yet powerful experience, which leaves its mark on visitors through what it conveys: memory, proof, and the need not to forget.
The visit helps visitors to understand the role of this site in deportations from France, and to put faces, words and trajectories behind the numbers.
It’s a sobering yet powerful experience, which leaves its mark on visitors through what it conveys: memory, proof, and the need not to forget.
Testimonies, archives, immersion: a visit that will stay with you for a long time.
What you'll see at Camp de Royallieu
The memorial is based on preserved buildings and a soberly constructed museographical tour: archives, letters, photographs and personal accounts give a concrete understanding of the daily life of the internees.
Outside, the Wall of Names brings together tens of thousands of identities, and makes for an almost instinctive pause. Since 2023, an immersive display has enabled visitors to follow the different itineraries of the deportees, to gauge the scale and complexity of their journeys.
The tour is self-guided, with audioguide and tour aids.
Outside, the Wall of Names brings together tens of thousands of identities, and makes for an almost instinctive pause. Since 2023, an immersive display has enabled visitors to follow the different itineraries of the deportees, to gauge the scale and complexity of their journeys.
The tour is self-guided, with audioguide and tour aids.