Prisons in France
52 prisons in France. Data from Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Ancienne prison The Pont-l'Évêque Prison, also known as Joyeuse Prison, is a building constructed in the e… Argelès-sur-Mer concentration camp The Argelers concentration camp was an internment camp established in early February 1939 … Bagne of Toulon The Bagne of Toulon was a notorious bagne, or penal establishment in Toulon, France, made … Bastille The Bastille ([bastij]) was a medieval fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Anto… Beaune-la-Rolande concentration camp The Beaune-la-Rolande internment camp was a transit and detention facility operated by Fre… Bedeau camp Bedeau camp was an internment camp established by Vichy France in April 1941 to hold North… Bitray Bitray, some 3 km to the east of Déols in France, was the site of a First World War civili… Brest Prison The Brest Prison (French - bagne de Brest) was a 254m long prison in Brest, France. It was… Camp Crique Anguille Prison of the Annamites (Bagne des Annamites or Camp Crique Anguille) is a former prison i… Camp du Ban-Saint-Jean Camp du Ban-Saint-Jean is a former military camp near Boulay-Moselle in France. Totally ab… Carmes Prison Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes (Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes) is a Catholic chapel located at 70 rue d… Centre pénitentiaire de Rennes The Centre pénitentiaire de Rennes is a women's prison of the French Prison Service in Ren… Cherche-Midi prison The Cherche-Midi prison was a French military prison located in Paris, France. It housed m… Clairvaux Prison Clairvaux Prison was a high-security prison in France, on the grounds of the former Clairv… Compiègne-Royallieu concentration camp The Royallieu-Compiègne was an internment and deportation camp located in the north of Fra… Conciergerie The Conciergerie (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃sjɛʁʒəʁi]) (English: Lodge) is a former courth… Devil's Island The penal colony of Cayenne (Bagne de Cayenne), commonly known as Devil's Island (Île du D… Drancy concentration camp Drancy internment camp (Camp d'internement de Drancy) was an assembly and detention camp f… Ferme Gauthier The Ferme Gautier is a torture center established during the Algerian war in the commune o… Fleury-Mérogis Prison Fleury-Mérogis Prison (Maison d'arrêt de Fleury-Mérogis) is a prison in France, located in… Fort Teremba Fort Teremba is a former fort and a prison located near Moindou in New Caledonia, which ca… Fort de Queuleu The Fort de Queuleu (French pronunciation: [fɔʁ də kølø]) is a fortification to the southe… Fort de Romainville Fort de Romainville, (in English, Fort Romainville) was built in France in the 1830s and w… Fortress of Miolans The Fortress of Miolans (Château de Miolans) is a former fortress prison located in a remo… Fresnes Prison Fresnes Prison (French Centre pénitentiaire de Fresnes) is the second largest prison in Fr… Gurs internment camp Gurs internment camp (Camp de Gurs, pronounced [kɑ̃ də ɡyʁs]) was an internment camp and p… La Roquette Prisons The La Roquette Prisons (the Grande Roquette and the Petite Roquette) were prisons in the … La Santé Prison La Santé Prison (named after its location on the Rue de la Santé) (Maison d'arrêt de la Sa… Le Vernet d'Ariège concentration camp Le Vernet Internment Camp, or Camp du Vernet, was a concentration camp in Le Vernet, Arièg… Les Milles concentration camp The Camp des Milles [kɑ̃ de mil] was a French internment camp, opened in September 1939, i… Maison centrale d'Ensisheim Ensisheim Central Prison is a French prison located in Ensisheim, in the Haut-Rhine depart… Mazas Prison The Mazas Prison (Prison Mazas) was a prison in Paris, France.
Designed by architects Émil… Mettray Penal Colony Mettray Penal Colony, situated in the small village of Mettray, in the French département … Montluc prison Montluc prison (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃lyk]) is a former prison located on rue Jeanne H… Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp Natzweiler-Struthof was a Nazi concentration camp located in the Vosges Mountains close to… Noé concentration camp Camp de Noé was in 14 hectare internment camp straddling the municipalities of Noé, Le Fau… Penal colony of New Caledonia The penal colony of New Caledonia was a penitentiary establishment which was in operation … Penitential Center of Marseille Baumettes Prison (also known as the Centre pénitentiaire de Marseille) is a prison in the … Pithiviers internment camp Pithiviers internment camp [pi.ti.vje] was a concentration camp in Vichy France, located 3… Prison Saint-Lazare Saint-Lazare Prison was a prison in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. It existed f… Prison Saint-Michel Saint-Michel prison is a former penal institution located in Toulouse, in service from 187… Prison Saint-Paul Prison Saint-Paul, alternatively named Prison Saint-Paul - Saint-Joseph, was the maison d'… Prison de l'Abbaye The Prison de l’Abbaye was a Paris prison in use from 1522 to 1854. The final building was… Prison of St-Laurent-du-Maroni The prison of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (Bagne de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni) was the main pena… Rieucros concentration camp The Rieucros Camp [ʁjø.kʁo] was an internment camp on a forested hillside near Mende in th… Rivesaltes concentration camp The Camp de Rivesaltes, also known as Camp Joffre, was an internment and transit camp in t… Récébédou concentration camp Camp du Récébédou was an internment camp for Spanish Republicans and Jews, in existence fr… Sainte-Pélagie Prison Sainte-Pélagie was a prison in Paris, in active use from 1790 to 1899. It was founded earl… Schirmeck-Vorbrück concentration camp Schirmeck concentration camp, known in French as Camp de Schirmeck, in German Sicherungsla… Septfonds concentration camp Camp of Septfonds, also called Camp of Judes, was a labor camp for men before and during W… Stalag 133 Frontstalag 133 was a temporary German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II located ne… couvent des Récollets (Versailles) The Recollects Convent was built originally in 1684 at the Palace of Versailles, France by…