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Maison d'arrêt Aurillac

Maison d'arrêtpretrialmaleOvercrowded (126%)LowHigh
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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 20 place du Square 15000 Aurillac. Date de mise en service : 1868. Nature : Maison d'arrêt. Capacité opérationnelle : 72 places pour 77 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 110,3 %.

Capacity

72

Current population

91

Occupancy

126%

Year opened

1868

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

male

Opened

1868

Region

DISP Lyon

Security level

pretrial

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison d'arrêt d'Aurillac (Cantal). Date(s) de visite : Du 26/06/2012 au 29/06/2012.

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.

Contact & address

20 place du Square, Aurillac 15000
04 71 43 08 00

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

12/100
Low concern12/100
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 126% 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 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 12/100 · peers avg: 12/100 (4%)

Higher risk than 43% of peer facilities in France.

Occupancythis: 126% · peers avg: 139% (9%)
Capacity (beds)this: 72 · peers avg: 345 (79%)

Data completeness

70%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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@misc{worldprisons-maison-d-arret-aurillac,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Maison d'arrêt Aurillac},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/maison-d-arret-aurillac},
  urldate = {2026-10-25}
}