Varennes-le-Grand penitentiary center
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1991
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1991
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.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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Data completeness
28%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q59771870)
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Varennes-le-Grand penitentiary center. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/varennes-le-grand-penitentiary-center
"Varennes-le-Grand penitentiary center." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/varennes-le-grand-penitentiary-center.
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title = {Varennes-le-Grand penitentiary center},
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