Bagne of Toulon
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The Bagne of Toulon was a notorious French naval penal labor colony where convicts endured harsh conditions, famously depicted as the prison of Jean Valjean in Victor Hugo’s "Les Misérables."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | penal colony ⓘ |
| category |
Penal labour in France
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Prisons in France ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
French Revolution
NERFINISHED
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French naval dockyard of Toulon NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| depictedBy | Victor Hugo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Les Misérables
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ⓘ
Les Misérables (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 19th century ⓘ |
| endTime | 1873 ⓘ |
| fictionalInmate |
Champmathieu
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ⓘ
Jean Valjean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfPunishment |
branding (historically)
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hard labor ⓘ shackling of prisoners ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Ancien Régime
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First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ July Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| legalStatus | state prison ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mediterranean coast of France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ Toulon NERFINISHED ⓘ Var NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with French naval dockyards
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forced labor of convicts ⓘ harsh conditions ⓘ use of chain gangs ⓘ |
| operatedBy | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French penal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | galley slavery in France ⓘ |
| startTime | 1748 ⓘ |
| successor |
Bagne of Devil’s Island
NERFINISHED
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overseas bagnes in French Guiana ⓘ |
| use |
naval penal labor
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penal labor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imprisonment of common criminals
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imprisonment of military convicts ⓘ imprisonment of political prisoners ⓘ |
| workPerformed |
arsenal work
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military infrastructure labor ⓘ port construction and maintenance ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
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