During the French Revolution, the land was confiscated as Biens nationaux ("for the good of the nation") and in 1791 acquired by a Toulouse innkeeper Daumont, who renovated the buildings of the farm, which became the castle of Clairfont.

[7][2] Monsignor Jules-Géraud Saliège, archbishop of Toulouse actively protested the policy against the Jews and insisted on the closure of camps at Noé and Récébédou in a pastoral letter read out in all the parishes of his dioceses on 23 August.

When the German troops entered Toulouse in late 1942, for a short time the camp served to house some Wehrmacht personnel.

[6][3] In one preserved building, the Musée de la Mémoire was established as a memorial museum dedicated to the history of the camp where visitors can view documents, models and reconstructions.

[3] A French documentary film about Laurette Alexis-Monet volunteering at the camp and directed by Francis Fourcou was released in 2016.

Laurette 1942, une volontaire au camp du Récébédou, was based on the book Les Miradors de Vichy by Alexis-Monet, a Cimade member.