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Centre pénitentiaire de Villefranche Sur Saone
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Photo by Benoît Prieur via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
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Photo by Benoît Prieur via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Photo by Benoît Prieur via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Photo by Benoît Prieur via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
(selon l'OIP) Adresse : Rue Lavoisier 69400 Villefranche-sur-Saône. Date de mise en service : 1990. Nature : Maison d'arrêt. Capacité opérationnelle : 638 places pour 771 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 125,9 %.
Capacity
638
Current population
908
Occupancy
142%
Year opened
1990
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
male
Opened
1990
Region
DISP Lyon
Security level
—
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
(selon le CGLPL) La maison d’arrêt de Villefranche-sur-Saône a été visitée par cinq contrôleurs du contrôle général des lieux de privation de liberté du mardi 23 septembre au jeudi 25 septembre 2008.
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
Pascal Payet1963Pascal Payet (born 7 July 1963) is a French criminal who has gained notoriety for his daring prison escapes using hijacked helicopters.
Alain Carignon1949 · politicianAlain Carignon (French pronunciation: [alÉÌ kaÊiɲÉÌ]; born 23 February 1949 in Vizille (Isère)) is a conservative French politician.
- Pierre Botton1955 · businessperson
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 12/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Operating at 142% of design capacity
This facility scores 12. The national average across 732 scored France facilities is 12 — matching the national average.
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Compared to other facilities in France
731 peersData 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
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Direction de l'administration pénitentiaire â France — Ministère de la Justice (République française)
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q3279241)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Centre pénitentiaire de Villefranche Sur Saone. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-penitentiaire-de-villefranche-sur-saone
"Centre pénitentiaire de Villefranche Sur Saone." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/centre-penitentiaire-de-villefranche-sur-saone.
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