Law enforcement in France
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Law enforcement in France is centralized at the national level. Recently, legislation has allowed local governments to hire their own police officers which are called the police municipale.
French policeman with van and a car
Both French National Police and French Gendarmerie Nationale
French gendarmes
Cars of the Customs administration, at a French toll
National Gendarmerie
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The National Gendarmerie is one of two national law enforcement forces of France, along with the National Police.
Law enforcement in France
…to hire their own police officers which are called the police municipale. There are two national police forces, called the "Police nationale" and "Gendarmerie nationale. The Prefecture of Police of Paris provides policing services directly to Paris as a subdivision of France's Ministry of the Interior. Within these…
A Gendarme d'élite de la Garde Impériale
Cavalry of the Garde républicaine
The French Republican Guard is part of the National Gendarmerie and provides security as guards of honour during official ceremonies.