1. Inspects the Toulon penal colony

    · Former Bagne de Toulon, Toulon, Var, France

    Inspects the Toulon penal colony
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    Hugo visited the Bagne of Toulon and took extensive notes that informed the penal-world background of Les Misérables. The prison complex no longer survives intact; the coordinate represents its historic harbor area.

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