National Gendarmerie (France)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Gendarmerie_(France)
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf national law enforcement agency
gptkbp:budget about €8 billion
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:employs gendarme
gptkbp:founded 1791
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Issy-les-Moulineaux
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Gendarmerie (France)
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:France
gptkb:French_overseas_territories
rural areas
small towns
gptkbp:motto Pour la Patrie, l’Honneur et le Droit
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Gendarmerie_nationale
gptkbp:notableCommander Christian Rodriguez (as of 2024)
gptkbp:notableEvent involved in 2015 Paris attacks response
involved in 2018 Trèbes attack response
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Departmental_Gendarmerie
gptkb:Mobile_Gendarmerie
gptkb:Republican_Guard
gptkb:GIGN
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees approximately 100,000
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.gendarmerie.interieur.gouv.fr/
gptkbp:operates dual supervision (Interior and Armed Forces ministries)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_the_Armed_Forces_(France)
gptkb:Ministry_of_the_Interior_(France)
gptkbp:rank military ranks
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:French_Armed_Forces
National Police (France)
gptkbp:responsibleFor counter-terrorism
public safety
border security
VIP protection
judicial police functions
rural policing
military police duties
road traffic policing
gptkbp:serves civilian population
military population
gptkbp:symbol flaming grenade
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:École_des_officiers_de_la_gendarmerie_nationale
gptkbp:type gptkb:law_enforcement
national police
gptkbp:uniform navy blue
gptkbp:usedInAircraft helicopters
gptkbp:vehicleType gptkb:Peugeot_5008
gptkb:Renault_Mégane
motorcycles
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:Beretta_92
gptkb:Glock_17
gptkb:FAMAS_rifle
gptkb:SIG_Sauer_SP2022
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Director_General_of_the_National_Gendarmerie
gptkb:Gendarme
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8