Fresnes Prison
Fresnes Prison is the second largest prison in France, located in the town of Fresnes, Val-de-Marne, south of Paris. It comprises a large men's prison of about 1,200 cells, a smaller one for women and a penitentiary hospital.- Type: Prison
- Description: prison in France
- Also known as: “centre de Fresnes”, “Centre penitentiaire de Fresnes”, “Fresnes fængsel”, “maison d’arrêt de Fresnes”, “prison de fresnes”, and “prison de Fresnes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Église Saint-Paul de-la-Vallée-aux-Renards and Parc de Sceaux station.
Église Saint-Paul de-la-Vallée-aux-Renards
Church
Église Saint-Paul de-la-Vallée-aux-Renards is a church, which is situated 370 metres northeast of Fresnes Prison.
Parc de Sceaux station
Railway station
Parc de Sceaux is one of the Paris RER B stations… Parc de Sceaux station is situated 1¼ km northwest of Fresnes Prison.
Hôtel de Ville, Fresnes, Val-de-Marne
Town hall
The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building… Hôtel de Ville, Fresnes, Val-de-Marne is situated 1 km south of Fresnes Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-la-Reine and Chevilly-Larue.
Fresnes Prison
- Categories: penitentiary center and government building
- Location: Fresnes, Arrondissement of L’Haÿ-les-Roses, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.76337° or 48° 45′ 48″ north
Longitude
2.32181° or 2° 19′ 19″ east
Elevation
80 metres (262 feet)
Open location code
8FW4Q87C+8P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prison
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Fresnes Prison” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سجن فرينيس”
- Catalan: “Presó de Fresnes”
- Chinese: “弗雷訥監獄”
- Danish: “Fresnes Fængsel”
- Dutch: “Fresnes gevangenis”
- French: “centre pénitentiaire de Fresnes”
- French: “Centre pénitentiaire de Fresnes”
- German: “Gefängnis Fresnes”
- Hebrew: “כלא פרן”
- Italian: “penitenziario di Fresnes”
- Italian: “Penitenziario di Fresnes”
- Japanese: “フレンヌ刑務所”
- Karekare: “Fresnes Prison”
- Luxembourgish: “Prisong vu Fresnes”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fresnes fengsel”
- Russian: “Тюрьма Френ”
- Swedish: “Fresnes fängelse”
- Welsh: “Carchar Fresnes”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ancien Moulin de Berny and Les Castors de la Bièvre.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: École maternelle Les Tulipes and Maison d’Arrêt des Femmes.
Val-de-Marne: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Vitry-sur-Seine and Nogent-sur-Marne.
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