Sète, Hérault

Sète Centre de Rétention Administrative

France

Status

In use

2022

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Police aux Frontières, police aux frontières

Management: Police aux Frontières (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Asylum seekers (administrative), Asylum seekers-Dublin procedure (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Conditions complaints? Reported population
28
YES

2016

No Data
France

43,656

Migration Detainees

1,936

Detention Capacity

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FACILITY NAMES
Sète Centre de Rétention Administrative
Location

Country: France

City & Region: Sète, Hérault, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 43.4098447, 3.7006368

Contact Information
15 quai François Maillol - 34200 Sète
Tel: + 33 4 99 57 20 57
Civil Society Contacts

Organisation: Forum réfugiés
Website: https://www.forumrefugies.org/
Phone: 04 67 74 39 59

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2022

Status In use

2021

Status Temporarily closed

2020

Status Last documented use

2018

Status In use

2016

Status In use

2008
Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2022

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2017

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2016
National typology

Name Centre de rétention administrative (CRA)

2022

Name Centre de rétention administrative

2017

Name Centre de rétention administrative (CRA)

2016
Management

Name Police aux Frontières

Type Governmental

2022

Name Police aux frontières

Type Governmental

2017

Name Police aux frontières

Type Governmental

2016

Name Police nationale / Police des Airs et Frontières PAF

Type Governmental

2008
Custodial Authorities

Agency Police aux Frontières

Ministry Ministère de l'intérieur

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2022

Agency police aux frontières

Ministry Ministère de l'Intérieur

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2016
Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider GEPSA

Service Food services

2022

Provider GEPSA

Service Laundry services

2022

Provider GEPSA

Service Food services

2017

Provider GEPSA

Service Laundry services

2017

Provider GEPSA

Service Facility maintenance

2017

Provider GEPSA

Service Facility maintenance

2016

Provider GEPSA

Service Food services

2016
Operating Period

Year of Entry 1993

DETAINEES

Demographics

Name Adult men

2022

Name Adult men

2017

Name Unaccompanied minors

2017

Name Adult men

2016

Name Adult men

2013

Name Unaccompanied minors

2013

Name Adult women

2007

Name Adult men

2007
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

Name Asylum seekers-Dublin procedure (administrative)

2017

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2017

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2016

Name Asylum seekers-Dublin procedure (administrative)

2016

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2008

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2008
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Algeria

Country #2 Morocco

Country #3 Tunisia

Country #4 Georgia

Country #5 Albania

2022

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 28

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 28

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 28

2016

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 30

2015

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 29

2007
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 273

2022

Number 49

2021

Number 177

2020

Number 358

2019

Number 494

2018

Number 401

2017

Number 351

2016

Number 412

2015

Number 210

2014

Number 372

2013

Number 1063

2007

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2022

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2016
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 19

2022

Number of Days 16

2020

Number of Days 16

2017

Number of Days 12

2016

Number of Days 10.8

2014

Number of Days 6.62

2008
Maximum Legal Length of Detention (days)
Days
Year
90
2022

OUTCOMES

Percentage of Detainees Released (year)

Percentage 65

2022
Percentage of Detainees Deported (year)

Percentage 27

2022

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions

Recreation

2016

Food provision

2014

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Yes

2022
External Security Regime

Secure

2022

Secure

2017

Secure

2016

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Not Applicable

2022

Not Applicable

2013

Yes

2008
Legal Segregation

Not Applicable

2017
Family Segregation

Not Applicable

2022

Not Applicable

2017

CELLS

Detainees Per Cell

2

2022

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Indoor Communal Space

Yes

2022
Hours Communal Space Accessible

24

2022
Outdoor Space

Yes

2022
Hours Outdoor Space Accessible

24

2022
Leisure Equipment

Yes

2022

HEALTH

Doctor on Duty

At least once a week

2022
Nurse on Duty

At least once a week

2022
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
30 December 2017
Yes
30 December 2016

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Yes

2022
Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Obsv. Date
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2017
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2016
Yes
Judicial authorities
2014
Family Access

Yes

2017

Infrequently

2016

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Yes

2022
Receiving Calls

Yes

2022