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centre de detention de Mauzac

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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : Sablières 24150 Mauzac. Date de mise en service : 1986. Nature : Centre de détention. Capacité opérationnelle : 369 places pour 365 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 98,9 %.

Capacity

332

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

1939

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1939

Region

Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite du centre de détention de Mauzac (Dordogne). Date(s) de visite : Du 09/08/2010 au 13/08/2010 et du 13/09/2010 au 14/09/2010.

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.

Notable inmates

  • Magda Fontanges
    Magda Fontanges
    1905–1960 · journalist

    Magda Fontanges (10 May 1905 – 1 October 1960), also known as Madeleine Coraboeuf, was a French actress, journalist and a spy for the Germany Secret Service between 1940 and 1943.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

Lieu dit La sablière, Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang 24150
+33 5 53 73 55 00
Official site

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
Capacity (beds)this: 332 · peers avg: 344 (3%)

Data completeness

62%

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@misc{worldprisons-centre-de-detention-de-mauz,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {centre de detention de Mauzac},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-de-detention-de-mauzac},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}