Resistance

The Musée de la Résistance de Mussy-sur-Seine (Mussy-sur-Seine Resistance Museum) presents the history of resistance in the surrounding Aube départment during the Second World War.

The Musée Départemental de la Résistance et de la Déportation (Departmental Museum of Ressistance and Deportation) in Manneville-sur-Risle presents the history of resistance and deportation in the Manneville-sur-Risle commune and the surrounding Eure département during the Second World War. The museum’s collections include military and civilian objects as well as photographs, letters, publications, and posters created during wartime which relate local experiences of occupation, resistance, and deportation.

The Mémorial Nationale de la Prison de Montluc (Montluc Prison National Memorial) in Lyon is located at the site of the former Montluc prison, best known for its use by German occupation authorities to intern prisoners and deportees from January 1943 to August 1944.

The Musée Départmental de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Lorris (Lorris Departmental Museum of Resistance and Deportation) presents the history of resistance and deportation in the Loiret départment during the Second World War.

The Musée de la Résistance de Limoges (Limoges Museum of Resistance) presents the history of occupation, resistance, and deportation in the city of Limoges and the surrounding region during the Second World War.

The Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation en Ardèche (Museum of Resistance and Deportation in Ardèche) presents the history of occupation, resistance, and deportation in the Ardèche départment during the Second World War.     

The Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l’Isère (Isère Museum of Resistance and Deportation) in Grenoble presents the history of resistance and deportation in Grenoble and the surrounding Isère départment during the Second World War.

The Centre d’Interprétation de la Ligne de Démarcation (Interpretive Centre on the Demarcation Line) in Génelard describes itself as “the first institution in France” dedicated to specifically presenting the history of the French Demarcation Line which from June 22, 1940 to November 11, 1942 divided metropolitan France into the Occupied and Free Zones.