Centre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation en Ariège

The Centre d'Histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation en Ariège (Centre for the History of Resistance and Deportation in Ariège) in Varilhes is a museum and documentation centre on local life, resistance, and deportation in Ariège during the Second World War. A permanent exhibit is divided into three thematic sections: Resistance, which presents the formation and activities of local resistance groups; Deportation, which displays the witness testimonies of local deportees; and Memory, which follows the history of historical memory in Ariège from the Second World War to the present day.