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Maison d'arrêt de Besançon

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Capacity

276

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

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Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

mixed

Opened

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Region

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Security level

Mixed

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

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

6 rue Pergaud, Besançon 25000
+33 3 81 65 30 80
Official site

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Compared to other facilities in France

731 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 276 · peers avg: 344 (20%)

Data completeness

60%

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