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maison d'arret de Pau

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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 14 rue Viard 64000 Pau. Date de mise en service : 1861. Nature : Maison d'arrêt. Capacité opérationnelle : 242 places pour 254 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 115,2 %.

Capacity

242

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

1861

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1861

Region

Pau

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison d'arrêt de Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques). Date(s) de visite : Du 26/03/2012 au 29/03/2012.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

14 Bis Rue Viard, Pau 64000
+33 5 59 02 38 54

Conditions Risk Score

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0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 732 scored France facilities is 12 — 12 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in France

731 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 242 · peers avg: 344 (30%)

Data completeness

54%

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