The Statistics*
24: the number of holding centers in France
1 693: the number of places in the holding centers
32 268: the number of people held in one year (6% women)
29 796: the number of people deported in one year
230: the number of children held with their parents
32: the average age of detainees
10.71 days: the average period of detention
32 days: the maximum period of detention
163: the number of nationalities of detainees in one year
533 millions euros: the annual cost of deporting detainees
(€394 million for custody and guarding; €80.8 million for operational expenditure; €58 million for extension plans for the centers)
27 000 euros: the average cost of deporting one person (with 20 000 effective departures per year)
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