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Centre de détention Argentan

Centre de détentionclosedmaleUnder capacity (99%)LowHigh
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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : Route de Tercey 61200 Argentan Cedex. Date de mise en service : 1991. Nature : Centre de détention. Capacité opérationnelle : 638 places pour 589 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 92,3 %.

Capacity

638

Current population

631

Occupancy

99%

Year opened

1991

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

male

Opened

1991

Region

DISP Rennes

Security level

closed

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite du centre de détention d'Argentan (Orne). Date(s) de visite : Du 24/03/2009 au 26/03/2009.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

Route de Tercey, Argentan 61200
02.33.36.35.00

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 732 scored France facilities is 12 — 12 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in France

731 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 13/100 (100%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in France.

Occupancythis: 99% · peers avg: 139% (29%)
Capacity (beds)this: 638 · peers avg: 343 (+86%)

Data completeness

70%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-centre-de-detention-argenta,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Centre de détention Argentan},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-de-detention-argentan},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}