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Mazas Prison

Closed 1898Low
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Aging · 5mo ago
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  • 1894 Paris plan de Joseph Forest rue Abel et environs v3 rwk.jpg

    Photo by Joseph Forest, Mbzt via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

  • A Mazas - paroles et musique de Aristide Bruant - bpt6k9295850 (1 of 2).jpg

    Photo by Bruant, Aristide (1851-1925). Compositeur. Parolier via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • A Mazas - paroles et musique de Aristide Bruant - bpt6k9295850 (2 of 2).jpg

    Photo by Bruant, Aristide (1851-1925). Compositeur. Parolier via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Bouchenez. Adolphe. 36 ans, 27-2-94. (En rouge barrant la fiche- "Transféré à Mazas. À faire extraire"). MET DP290205.jpg

    Photo by Alphonse Bertillon via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

  • Dans la cellule (Luce).jpg

    Photo by Maximilien Luce via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Die Gartenlaube (1854) b 195.jpg

    Photo by various via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Flourens et ses co-détenus délivrés de leur prison, 21 janvier 1871, ND5998(1).jpg

    Photo by Anonyme, graveur en médailles - Médailleur via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

  • Flourens et ses co-détenus délivrés de leur prison, 21 janvier 1871, ND5998(2).jpg

    Photo by Anonyme, graveur en médailles - Médailleur via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1841

Closed 1898

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1841

Region

12th arrondissement of Paris

Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Victor Pidoux
    Victor Pidoux
    1807–1879 · lawyer
  • Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière
    Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière
    1806–1865 · politician

    Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière (French: [lamɔʁisjɛʁ]; 5 September 1806 – 11 September 1865) was a 19th-century French general.

  • Eugène Fombertaux
    1821–1896 · revolutionary
  • Jules Allix
    Jules Allix
    1818–1903 · activist

    Jules Allix (9 September 1818 – 1 September 1903) was a French feminist, socialist, political activist and eccentric inventor.

  • Zo d'Axa
    Zo d'Axa
    1864–1930 · journalist

    Alphonse Gallaud de la Pérouse (28 May 1864 – 30 August 1930), better known as Zo d'Axa (French pronunciation: [zo daksa]), was a French adventurer, anti-militarist, satirist, journalist, and founder of two of the most legendary French magazines, L'EnDehors and La Feuille.

  • Henri Ranvier
    Henri Ranvier
    1857–1918 · politician
  • Charles Chatel
    Charles Chatel
    1868–1897 · journalist

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

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World Prisons. (2026). Mazas Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mazas-prison
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"Mazas Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mazas-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-mazas-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Mazas Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/mazas-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}