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Carmes Prison

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Verified 29 May 2026
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Photograph of Carmes Prison
Photo by Oderik via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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  • Carmes de Vaugirard.jpg

    Photo by Achille Etna Michallon via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • CarmesConventDoorstep.jpg

    Photo by Illegible via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • CarmesConventGarden.jpg

    Photo by Illegible via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Couvent des Carmes escalier des Martyrs, rue de Vaugirard, mai 1909, D.6361.jpg

    Photo by Manesse, Georges-Henri (Rouen, 29–01–1854 - 1942), dessinateur via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

  • Escalier des martyrs, Église Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes.jpg

    Photo by Parisette via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • G. Lenotre-1918-Les Massacres de Septembre-09.jpg

    Photo by inconnu via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • G. Lenotre-1918-Les Massacres de Septembre-10.jpg

    Photo by inconnu via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Intérieur du couvent des Carmes, rue de Vaugirard, avril 1909, D.4115.jpg

    Photo by Manesse, Georges-Henri (Rouen, 29–01–1854 - 1942), dessinateur via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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Death-row facility

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Data completeness

16%

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