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Prison de l'Abbaye
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Photo by Leymonnerye, Léon (1803 - 1879), dessinateur via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Photo by Leymonnerye, Léon (1803 - 1879), dessinateur via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Photo by Leymonnerye, Léon (1803 - 1879), dessinateur via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
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Photo by Maillart, Philippe Joseph (Bruxelles, 1764 - Ixelles, 23â04â1856), graveur via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Photo by Maillart, Philippe Joseph (Bruxelles, 1764 - Ixelles, 23â04â1856), graveur via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Photo by Pierre Gabriel Berthault / After Jean-Louis Prieur via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1631
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1631
Region
Paris
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
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Ãtienne-Marie Delahante1743–1829 · politician
Anne-Louis Tousard1749–1817 · military personnelLouis de Tousard (1749â1817) was a French artillerist who served in the American Continental Army under La Fayette, and later was given a US commission.
Charlotte Corday1768–1793 · aristocratMarie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont (27 July 1768 â 17 July 1793), known as Charlotte Corday (French: [kÉÊdÉ]), was a figure of the French Revolution who assassinated revolutionary and Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat on 13 July 1793.
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Pierre Beaumarchais1732–1799 · musicianPierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (pronounced [pjÉÊ oÉ¡ystÉÌ kaÊÉÌ d(É) bomaÊÊÉ]; né Caron; 24 January 1732 â 18 May 1799) was a French playwright and diplomat of the Age of Enlightenment.
Thomas de Mahy, marquis de Favras1744–1790 · military personnelThomas de Mahy, Marquis de Favras (26 March 1744 â 18 February 1790), was a French aristocrat and supporter of the House of Bourbon during the French Revolution.
Manon Roland1754–1793 · writerJeanne Marie "Manon" Roland de la Platière (Paris, March 17, 1754 â Paris, November 8, 1793), born Jeanne Marie Phlipon, and best known under the name Madame Roland (French pronunciation: [madam ÊÉlÉÌ]) was a French revolutionary, salonnière and writer.
Antoine Destutt de Tracy1754–1836 · philosopherAntoine Louis Claude Destutt, comte de Tracy (French: [dÉstyt dÉ tÊasi]; 20 July 1754 â 9 March 1836) was a French Enlightenment aristocrat and philosopher who coined the term "ideology" and was the leading theorist of the idéologues.
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q3292048)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Prison de l'Abbaye. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-de-l-abbaye
Chicago
"Prison de l'Abbaye." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-de-l-abbaye.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-prison-de-l-abbaye,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Prison de l'Abbaye},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-de-l-abbaye},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}