Prison Charles III
Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date.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 Prison Charles III
Step-by-step guidance using the France system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1716
Closed 2011
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Ministry of Justice of FrancePopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1716
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
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
- Louis Hickel1920–1977 · politician
Adrien Sadoul1898–1969 · French resistance fighter- Henri Gousset1904–1983 · politician
- Ãdouard Vigneron1896–1972 · police officer
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- Maison d'arrêt AuxerreAuxerrepretrialMaison d'arrêt208% occupancy
- Maison d'arrêt AmiensAmienspretrialMaison d'arrêt212% occupancy
Data completeness
20%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q106803771)
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Prison Charles III. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-charles-iii
"Prison Charles III." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-charles-iii.
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title = {Prison Charles III},
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urldate = {2026-10-15}
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