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Maison d'arret de Versailles

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(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 28 Avenue de Paris 78000 Versailles. Date de mise en service : 1844. Nature : Maison d'arrêt. Capacité opérationnelle : 141 places pour 91 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 113,4 %.

Capacity

141

Current population

—

Occupancy

—

Year opened

1750

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1750

Region

Versailles

Security level

—

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison d'arrêt de Versailles (Yvelines). Date(s) de visite : Du 05/11/2008 au 06/11/2008.

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

  • Nabilla Benattia
    Nabilla Benattia
    1992 · model

    Nabilla Leona Grange Benattia-Vergara (née Benattia; Italian: [naˈbilla leˈoːna ˈɡrand͡ʒe bɛnatˈtiːa], French: [nabila benatja]; born February 5, 1992), commonly known by her first name Nabilla, is a French-Swiss model and reality TV personality.

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Contact & address

28 Avenue de Paris, Versailles 78011
+33 1 82 08 31 31
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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: 141 · peers avg: 345 (59%)

Data completeness

62%

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