Aliases
DGGN (Direction générale de la Gendarmerie nationale)Direction générale de la Gendarmerie nationale (DGGN)French National GendarmerieGendarmerie NationaleGendarmerie Nationale Française
Disambiguation
National law enforcement and military branch of France; not to be confused with civilian National Police (Police Nationale). Also known formally as Direction générale de la Gendarmerie nationale (DGGN).
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Organization
military-branchFRfounded: 1791
Enrichment
deeplast:2026-05-14 17:14:22 UTC
- National GendarmerieWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Established 16 February 1791
- Approximately 102,162 personnel (2023)
- Joint jurisdiction of Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Armed Forces
- Polices ~96% of French territory
- Headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux
- Mission & GeipanCNES/GEIPAN (French Space Agency)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Gendarmerie Nationale has formal agreements with GEIPAN for UAP investigations
- Gendarmerie records UAP statements and forwards to GEIPAN
- Serves as major intake channel for UAP reports
- Participates in COPEIPAN steering committee
- Arrêté du 12 août 2013 portant organisation de la direction générale de la gendarmerie nationaleLégifrance (French Official Legal Database)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- DGGN established by decree 10 November 1981
- Administration created 1 January 1982
- Formal organization of DGGN structure
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Gendarmerie Nationale
Description (EN)
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Descrição (PT-BR)
Entidade de baixo sinal — referenciada 3 vez(es) em 1 documento(s). Sem enriquecimento externo (critério: ≥3 menções). Use as referências de páginas abaixo para contexto bruto.