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Gendarmerie Nationale

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 Gendarmerie
    Wikipediahigh· 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 & Geipan
    CNES/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 nationale
    Légifrance (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
ingest:2026-05-15 18:56:39 UTC

Gendarmerie Nationale

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