France · 11th arrondissement of Paris
La Roquette Prisons
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Gallery
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Photo by Lansiaux, Charles Joseph Antoine (Aniche, 09â03â1855 - Paris, après 06â04â1939), photographe via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
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Photo by Arnout, Jules (Paris, 01â06â1814 - 1868), dessinateur-lithographe via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
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Photo by Attribué à Lemercier, Joseph, photographe via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Background
The La Roquette Prisons (the Grande Roquette and the Petite Roquette) were prisons in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, on both sides of the rue de la Roquette. Opened in 1830, they were finally closed in 1974. Today the site of la petite Roquette is occupied by square de la Roquette, the largest square in the 11th arrondissement.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1830
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1830
Region
11th arrondissement of Paris
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
- Alice Fauré1913–1995 · resistance fighter
Dominique Grange1940 · singer- Marie Dumont1856 · communard
Helene Rounder1922–1972 · French resistance fighter- Marguerite Fabre1920–2005 · secretary
- Blanche Coureuil1913–2006 · typist
- Andréa Santoni1939–2001
Hélène Mabille1917–1995 · French resistance fighter- Ghislaine de Ficquelmont1911–1991 · photographer
Showing 9 of 10. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- Maison d'arrêt VannespretrialMaison d'arrêt200% occupancy
- Maison d'arrêt AuxerreAuxerrepretrialMaison d'arrêt208% occupancy
- Maison d'arrêt AmiensAmienspretrialMaison d'arrêt212% occupancy
Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q736641)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). La Roquette Prisons. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/la-roquette-prisons
"La Roquette Prisons." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/la-roquette-prisons.
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