Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l’Ain

The Musée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de l’Ain (Ain Museum of Resistance and Deportation) in Nantua presents the local history of Second World War resistance and deportation in the Ain region. Close to the Swiss border, Ain witnessed significant wartime resistance activities.

The museum is located within a former prison in Nantua, one of three communes in Ain to be recognized for resistance activities. Exhibits discuss France and Ain’s entry into war, daily life under occupation, the Vichy Regime, local resistance and deportation, and the Liberation of Ain; artifacts displayed include military weapons and uniforms, everyday civilian objects and records, posters and printed material, and witness testimonies from local residents.