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Pied-du-Courant Prison
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1835
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Télé-QuébecPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1835
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
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.
Notable inmates
- Pierre-Rémi Narbonne1806–1839 · court bailiff
- Joseph-Narcisse Cardinal1808–1838 · politician
Joseph-Narcisse Cardinal (February 8, 1808 â December 21, 1838) was a notary and political figure in Lower Canada.
- Charles Sanguinet1802–1839 · cultivator
- François-Xavier Hamelin1817–1839 · farmer
- Joseph Duquet1815–1838
Joseph Duquet (September 18, 1815 â December 21, 1838) was a notary in Lower Canada.
- Charles Sanguinet1802–1839 · cultivator
- Amable Daunais1816–1839 · farmer
- Christophe-Ambroise Sanguinet1799–1839 · cultivator
Félix Poutré1814–1885 · spy
Showing 9 of 12. Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
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Data completeness
24%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q3404001)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Pied-du-Courant Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/pied-du-courant-prison
Chicago
"Pied-du-Courant Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/pied-du-courant-prison.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-pied-du-courant-prison,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Pied-du-Courant Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/pied-du-courant-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}