National Gendarmerie

Local nameGendarmerie nationale
LocationLe Pontet, France

The National Gendarmerie, along with the National Police, is one of two national police forces of France. It is a branch of the French Armed Forces placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior, with additional duties from the Ministry of Armed Forces. Its responsibilities include policing smaller towns, rural and suburban areas, with subdivisions like the GSPR, while the Police Nationale, a civilian force, is in charge of policing cities. Because of its military status, the Gendarmerie also fulfills a range of military and defence missions including having a cybercrime division. The force has a strength of around 102,269 people.The Gendarmerie is the heir to the Maréchaussée, the oldest police force in France, dating back to the Middle Ages. The Gendarmerie has influenced the culture and traditions of gendarmerie forces all around the world, especially in independent countries from the former French colonial empire.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gendarmerie

Phone +33 4 90 31 00 17

Address 187 Route de Carpentras, 84130, France

Coordinates 43°57'59.591" N 4°51'49.227" E

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