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Ancienne prison

Coulommiers, Seine-et-Marne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Ancienne prison, y compris son enceinte et son terrain d'assiette (cad. AX 23, 24) : inscription par arrêté du 17 décembre 1996
Protection dates
1996/12/17 : inscrit MH
Type
prison
Main period of construction
milieu 19e siècle
Dates
1851
Architect or builder
MANGEON (architecte)
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Address
impasse Venet-Rotival
Commune
Coulommiers
Département
Seine-et-Marne
Region
Île-de-France
Country
France
Coordinates
48.81231, 3.08634
Mérimée reference
PA77000002

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1695 map "Composite Map: La Generalite de Paris." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Prison commencée en 1851 sur les plans de Mangeon, architecte du département et selon les critères de la circulaire ministérielle de 1841 (système cellulaire ou emprisonnement individuel). Utilisée comme maison d'arrêt jusqu'en 1958. Projet de réutilisation par la mairie.

English translation

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Prison begun in 1851 according to the plans of Mangeon, architect of the department and in accordance with the criteria of the ministerial circular of 1841 (cellular system or individual imprisonment). Used as a house of detention until 1958. Project for reuse by the town hall.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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