Institution des Invalides de la Legion Etrangere

Institution des Invalides de la Legion Etrangere (French: Institution des invalides de la Légion étrangère) is one of various detachments reserved exclusively for personnel having served in the Foreign Legion and for the most part, is also serviced by veteran legionnaires. The detachment's main activity is focused on housing and caring for over a hundred veteran legionnaires, which include wounded legionnaires, retired legionnaires and the elder legionnaires. Amongst the detachment's various functions, the primary mission revolves around being exclusively dedicated, specially to comfort the senior wounded veterans of the Legion which are housed in this institution. The domain is 240 hectares situated on the slope of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire in the south of France on the commune of Puyloubier. The institute is dependent on the Foyer d'entreaide de la étrangère, a public administration established in 2014.