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Montluc prison

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  • 03. Plaques à Lyon - mars 2011.JPG

    Photo by User:Otourly via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Azario Montluc.jpg

    Photo by Nazi occupation of Southern France (1944) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Bel Hadj El Maafi - commémoration.jpg

    Photo by Le Progrès de Lyon via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  • Cellules Prison Montluc.JPG

    Photo by Ced007 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Convoi du 11 août 1944 (9438779006).jpg

    Photo by Jeanne Menjoulet from Paris, France via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

  • Cour de la prison Montluc.jpg

    Photo by El pitareio via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • France, Lyon, prison de Montluc.jpg

    Photo by Pascal tarraire via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  • France, Lyon, Prison Montluc, cellule de jean moulin.jpg

    Photo by Pascal tarraire via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1921

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1921

Region

3rd arrondissement of Lyon

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

  • Hélène Metzger
    1889–1944 · philosopher

    Hélène Metzger (26 August 1889 – 7 March 1944) was a French philosopher of science and historian of science.

  • Jean Gay
    1907–1984 · French resistance fighter
  • Maurice Sauthier
    1918–1958 · French resistance fighter
  • André Devigny
    André Devigny
    1916–1999 · military personnel

    André Devigny (25 May 1916 – 12 February 1999) was a French soldier and member of the Résistance.

  • Émile Terroine
    1882–1974 · physiologist
  • René Gimpel
    1881–1945 · publisher

    René Albert Gimpel (4 October 1881–3 January 1945) was a French art dealer of Alsatian Jewish descent who died in 1945 in Neuengamme concentration camp, near Hamburg, Germany.

  • Francisque Payé
    1904–1944 · railway worker
  • Simone Lagrange
    1930–2016 · Judaism
  • Nazi roundup of the children of Izieu (1944)
    ?

    Izieu (French pronunciation: [izjø]) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

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