Rivesaltes (Perpignan), Pyrénées-Oriéntales

Rivesaltes Centre de Rétention Administrative

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2007

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Ministère de l’Intérieur de l’Outre-mer et des Collectivités Territoriales

Management: Gendarmerie nationale (Governmental)

Detains: Adult women, Adult men, Asylum seekers (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
16
No Data
No Data
France

46,800

Immigration detainees (2017)

1,737

Estimated detention capacity (2018)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information

Camp Joffre, route d’Opoul - 66600 Rivesaltes Tel: 00 33 2 99 67 49 20


Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2007
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2007
Operating period

Year of Entry 1986

Year Ceased 2007

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Gendarmerie nationale

Type Governmental

2007
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2007
Estimated average detention period (days)

Number of Days 4.5

2007
Demographics

Name Adult women

2006

Name Adult men

2006
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2007

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2007
Gender segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2007
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 16

2007
Total number of detainees (year)

Number 1004

2007

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS