World Prisons
All prisons

France · DISP Marseille · Grasse

Maison d'arrêt Grasse

Maison d'arrêtpretrialmaleOvercrowded (136%)LowHigh
Verified
Aging · 4mo ago
Sources last reviewed on

Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.

For families

How to send mail, money, and visit Maison d'arrêt Grasse

Step-by-step guidance using the France system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.

Open toolkit

(selon l'OIP) Adresse : 55 Route des Genêts 06130 Grasse. Nature : Maison d'arrêt. Capacité opérationnelle : 574 places pour 708 personnes hébergées. Densité carcérale : 126,2 %.

Capacity

574

Current population

780

Occupancy

136%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 9 Jul 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

—

Population held

male

Opened

—

Region

DISP Marseille

Security level

pretrial

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

(selon le CGLPL) Rapport de visite de la maison d'arrêt de Grasse (Alpes-Maritimes). Date(s) de visite : Du 07/12/2009 au 10/12/2009.

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

55 Route des Genêts, Grasse 06130
04 93 40 36 70

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 136% of design capacity

This facility scores 12. The national average across 732 scored France facilities is 12 — matching the national average.

Related facilities

All in France →

Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.

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: 136% · peers avg: 139% (2%)
Capacity (beds)this: 574 · peers avg: 343 (+67%)

Data completeness

70%

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

Sources

Cite this page

Under CC-BY-4.0. Include the URL and access date; the site is a living reference and entries can change.

APA
World Prisons. (2026). Maison d'arrêt Grasse. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/maison-d-arret-grasse
Chicago
"Maison d'arrêt Grasse." World Prisons. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/maison-d-arret-grasse.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-maison-d-arret-grasse,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Maison d'arrêt Grasse},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/maison-d-arret-grasse},
  urldate = {2026-10-25}
}