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Colonie pénitentiaire de Belle-Île-en-Mer
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Photo by Neurdein via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Photo by Collection H. Laurent, Port-Louis via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Photo by Collection H. Laurent, Port-Louis via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Photo by Collection H. Laurent, Port-Louis via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1848
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1848
Region
Le Palais
Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
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
- Léon Chautard1812–1890 · socialist
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
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Data completeness
20%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q3591611)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Colonie pénitentiaire de Belle-Île-en-Mer. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/colonie-penitentiaire-de-belle-ile-en-mer
Chicago
"Colonie pénitentiaire de Belle-Île-en-Mer." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/colonie-penitentiaire-de-belle-ile-en-mer.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-colonie-penitentiaire-de-be,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Colonie pénitentiaire de Belle-Île-en-Mer},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/colonie-penitentiaire-de-belle-ile-en-mer},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}