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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 59 bis rue de l'Arc de Triomphe 17100 Saintes. Date de mise en service : 1831. Nature : Maison d'arrêt. Capacité opérationnelle : 74 places pour 60 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 88,1 %.

Capacity

74

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

1831

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1831

Region

Saintes

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison d'arrêt de Saintes (Charente-Maritime). Date(s) de visite : Du 08/04/2013 au 12/04/2013.

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

59 bis rue de l'Arc de Triomphe, Saintes 17100
+33 5 46 92 18 04

Conditions Risk Score

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

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: 74 · peers avg: 345 (79%)

Data completeness

54%

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@misc{worldprisons-maison-d-arret-de-saintes,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {maison d'arret de Saintes},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/maison-d-arret-de-saintes},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}