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Centre pénitentiaire de Valence
Centre pénitentiairemaleOvercrowded (122%)LowHigh
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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : Chemin Joseph Astier 26000 Valence. Date de mise en service : 2015. Nature : Centre pénitentiaire. Capacité opérationnelle : 578 places pour 609 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 133,1 %.
Capacity
578
Current population
703
Occupancy
122%
Year opened
2015
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
male
Opened
2015
Region
DISP Lyon
Security level
—
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite du centre pénitentiaire de Valence (Drôme). Date(s) de visite : Du 03/07/2017 au 12/07/2017.
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
- Damien Tarel1992
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
5/100
Low concern5/100
- Overcrowding
- 5/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Operating at 122% of design capacity
This facility scores 5. The national average across 732 scored France facilities is 12 — 7 points below national average.
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- Centre pénitentiaire de FresnesFresnesCentre pénitentiaire159% occupancy
- Centre pénitentiaire de Lille Loos SequedinHaubourdinCentre pénitentiaire161% occupancy
- Centre pénitentiaire de Faaa NuutaniaFAAACentre pénitentiaire166% occupancy
- Centre pénitentiaire de NanterreNanterreCentre pénitentiaire196% occupancy
- Centre pénitentiaire de Osny PontoiseOsnyCentre pénitentiaire165% occupancy
Compared to other facilities in France
731 peersOccupancythis: 122% · peers avg: 139% (12%)
Capacity (beds)this: 578 · peers avg: 343 (+68%)
Data completeness
76%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- DAP – Statistique des établissements et des personnes écrouées en France
- CGLPL – Rapport de visite
- Direction de l'administration pénitentiaire â France — Ministère de la Justice (République française)
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q59771869)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Centre pénitentiaire de Valence. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-penitentiaire-de-valence
Chicago
"Centre pénitentiaire de Valence." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-penitentiaire-de-valence.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-centre-penitentiaire-de-val,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Centre pénitentiaire de Valence},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-penitentiaire-de-valence},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}