Last month I went to visit Septfonds. I had to walk there from Caussade as there was no transport at the time I wanted to go. When I arrived I could not find any signs indication where to find the camps, finally I stopped at the Town Hall. Here I was in luck, the Mayor was in the reception area and he instantly offered to drive me to the camp-sites, which are well out of town. He was very proud that the town keeps memorials of the camps and has a reunion every year to remember those who were there and to pray for peace.
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| The site of the Septfonds camp |
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| Plan of the camp |
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| A model of one of the barracks |
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| The water deposit for the camp |
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Memorial
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| Little chapel, dedicated to Our Lady of Czestochowa, put there by the Polish airmen who were interned for the duration of the war. |
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| Dedication plaque at little 'chapel' |
The little chapel was repaired recently and they found a document, written in Polish and French and signed by the officers and various localpeople who helped them. It was photo copied and a copy returned to the plinth of the 'chapel'.
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| The main square of Septfonds |
The camps were well outside of the town and I would have had great difficulty finding them on my own. I was very grateful to the mayor. I had thought that the airmen were near a town but it is evident that they got very little freedom.
In the afternoon I visited the Museum of the Resistance in Montauban and was given the email address of a lady who may be able to give me more information.
