Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais

Coquelles Centre de Rétention Administrative

France

Status

In use

2025

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 Reported population Conditions complaints?
104
49

15 July 2020

YES

2024

France

40,592

Migration Detainee Entries

118,975

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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FACILITY NAMES
Coquelles Centre de Rétention Administrative
Location

Country: France

City & Region: Coquelles, Pas-de-Calais, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 50.931427, 1.809811

Contact Information
Hôtel de police, Boulevard du Kent, 62231 Coquelles.
Tel: 00 33 3 21 19 58 90

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2025
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2022
In use
2021
In use
2020
Temporarily closed
2020
In use
2020
In use
2018
In use
2017
In use
2008
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2017
Administrative
Immigration detention centre
2008
National typology
Official Typology
Year
Centre de rétention administrative (CRA)
2017
Management
Management
Type
Year
Police aux frontières
Governmental
2017
Police nationale / Police des Airs et Frontières PAF
Governmental
2008
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Police aux frontières
Interior Ministry
Interior or Home Affairs
2017
Police aux frontières
Interior Ministry
Interior or Home Affairs
2016
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Scolarest
Laundry services
2024
Scolarest
Food services
2024
France terre-d'asile
Legal counselling
2023
Scolarest
Laundry services
2022
Scolarest
Food services
2022
Hôpital de Calais
Health care
2022
SCOLAREST
Facility maintenance
2017
SCOLAREST
Laundry services
2017
SCOLAREST
Food services
2017
SCOLAREST
Food services
2016
Operating Period
Year of entry
Year ceased
2003

DETAINEES

Demographics

Adult men

2024

Adult men

2023

Unaccompanied minors

2023

Adult men

2022

Unaccompanied minors

2022

Adult men

2017

Unaccompanied minors

2017

Adult men

2013

Adult women

2013

Unaccompanied minors

2013

Adult women

2007

Adult men

2007

Families

2007

Accompanied minors

2007
Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers-Dublin procedure (administrative)

2017

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2017

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2016

Asylum seekers-Dublin procedure (administrative)

2016

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2013

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2008

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2008
Countries of Origin

Country #1 Algeria

Country #2 Albania

Country #3 Morocco

Country #4 Tunisia

Country #5 Vietnam

2024

Country #1 Algeria

Country #2 Albania

Country #3 Turkey

Country #4 Tunisia

Country #5 Morocco

2023

Country #1 Albania

Country #2 Algeria

Country #3 Morocco

Country #4 Tunisia

Country #5 Afghanistan

2022
At-Risk Populations

Victims of trafficking

2024

Victims of trafficking

2023

Unaccompanied children

2023

Asylum seekers

2023

Unaccompanied children

2022

Unaccompanied children

2021

Unaccompanied children

2020

Unaccompanied children

2019

Unaccompanied children

2018

Unaccompanied children

2017

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 104

2023

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 104

2022

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 79

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 79

2007
Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 1639

2022

Number 1085

2021

Number 868

2020

Number 2038

2019

Number 2790

2018

Number 3786

2017

Number 2996

2016

Number 2679

2015

Number 2098

2014

Number 2033

2013

Number 1148

2012

Number 2391

2007
Migration Detainee Entries

Number 1176

2024

Number 1472

2023

Number 1639

2022
Number of children (under 18) detained (year)

21

2023

35

2022

13

2021

22

2020

67

2019

148

2018

322

2017
Reported Single-Day Migration Detainee Population at Facility (day)
Number
Date
49
15 July 2020
73
30 November 2018
Reports of Detainee Overpopulation at Facility

No

2018

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2023

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2022

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2017
Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 27

2024

Number of Days 22

2023

Number of Days 19

2022

Number of Days 16

2020

Number of Days 10

2018

Number of Days 6

2017

Number of Days 8

2016

Number of Days 9

2014

Number of Days 10.1

2013

Number of Days 10.55

2008
Maximum Legal Length of Detention (days)
Days
Year
90
2023

OUTCOMES

Percentage of Detainees Released (year)

Percentage 58.8%

2024

Percentage 61.4%

2023

Percentage 42%

2022
Percentage of Detainees Deported (year)

Percentage 40%

2024

Percentage 37%

2023

Percentage 57%

2022

CONDITIONS

Inadequate conditions
Inadequate Conditions
Obvs. Date
2024
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
2016
2016
2016
2016
2014
2014
2013

CARCERAL INDICATORS

Carceral Environment

Carceral Environment Yes

2022
External Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2017

Security Level Secure

2008

STAFF

SEGREGATION

Gender Segregation

Gender Segregation Not Applicable

2017
Legal Segregation

Legal Segregation Not Applicable

2017
Family Segregation

Family Segregation Not Applicable

2017

Family Segregation Not Applicable

2016

Family Segregation Yes

2008

CELLS

Detainees Per Cell

Number 3

2022

COMMUNAL SPACE & ACTIVITIES

Indoor Communal Space

Indoor Communal Space Yes

2023

Indoor Communal Space Yes

2022
Hours Communal Space Accessible

Hours 16

2023

Hours 16

2022
Outdoor Space

Outdoor Space Yes

2023

Outdoor Space Yes

2022
Hours Outdoor Space Accessible

Hours 16

2022

HEALTH

Doctor on Duty

Frequency Daily

2023

Frequency At least once a week

2022
Nurse on Duty

Frequency Daily

2023

Frequency At least once a week

2022
Inadequate health provisions
Inadequate Health Provisions
Obvs. Date
Psychological care
2023
Reports of self-harming
Self harm reported
Incident/Report date
Yes
30 June

MONITORING & ACCESS

Lawyer Access

Lawyer Access Yes

2023

Lawyer Access Yes

2022
Monitors & Civil Society Access
Access?
Type of Institution
Year
Yes
International or regional human rights mechanisms
2025
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2023
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2017
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2016
Yes
Judicial authorities
2016
Yes
National ombudsman or human rights institution
2016
Yes
Judicial authorities
2014
Yes
National non-governmental groups
2013
Family Access

Family Access Yes

2023

Family Access Yes

2022

Family Access Yes

2017

Family Access Yes

2016

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Access to Telephones

Access to Telephones Limited

2024

Access to Telephones Yes

2023

Access to Telephones Yes

2022
Receiving Calls

Receiving Calls Yes

2022