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Prison Saint-Lazare
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Background
Saint-Lazare Prison was a prison in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, France. It existed from 1793 until 1935 and was housed in a former motherhouse of the Vincentians.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
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Operational
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Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
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Region
10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris
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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
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Louis-Pierre Anquetil1723–1808 · Catholic priestLouis-Pierre Anquetil (21 February 1723 â 6 September 1808) was a French historian.
- Jean-Bernard Restout1732–1797 · painter
Jean-Bernard Restout (22 February 1732 â 18 July 1797) was a French painter.
Mata Hari1876–1917 · courtesan
Joseph Alexandre Pierre de Ségur, Viscount of Ségur1756–1805 · chansonnierJoseph-Alexandre Pierre, Vicomte de Ségur (1756â1805), was a French military officer, politician, poet, songwriter and playwright.
Thomas de Treil de Pardailhan1754–1822 · politicianThomas-François de Treil de Pardailhan (1754, Paris â 2 August 1822, Pardailhan) was the eldest of an ennobled Languedocien family, originating in the Saint-Pons-de-Thomières region.
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Friedrich von der Trenck1726–1794 · writerFriedrich Freiherr von der Trenck (16 February 1726 â 25 July 1794) was a Prussian officer, adventurer, and author.
Jean Gravier de Vergennes1718–1794 · diplomatJean-Charles Gravier, Marquis of Vergennes and Baron of Tenare, was a French aristocrat, magistrate and diplomat.
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Joseph-Benoît Suvée1743–1807 · painterJoseph-Benoît Suvée (3 January 1743 â 9 February 1807) was a Flemish painter strongly influenced by French neo-classicism. .
- Friedrich von der Trenck1726–1794 · writer
Friedrich Freiherr von der Trenck (16 February 1726 â 25 July 1794) was a Prussian officer, adventurer, and author.
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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
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q1498170)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Prison Saint-Lazare. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-saint-lazare
Chicago
"Prison Saint-Lazare." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-saint-lazare.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-prison-saint-lazare,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Prison Saint-Lazare},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/prison-saint-lazare},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}