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The Île d’Yeu — Vendée island, Pétain’s place of detention
An island off the Vendée whose fort served as the condemned marshal’s prison — he died on the island in detention and is buried there, facing the mainland. (Editorial synthesis)
The Île d’Yeu is located in the Vendée. (source: INSEE, Code officiel géographique)
Recorded person who died on the Île d’Yeu: Philippe Pétain.
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