During the eighteenth century, the marshalcy developed in two distinct areas: increasing numbers of Marshalcy Companies (compagnies de marechaussée), dispersed into small detachments, were stationed around the French countryside providing law and order, while specialist units provided security for royal and strategic sites such as palaces and the mint (e.g. The gendarmerie is still sometimes referred to as the maréchaussée (the old name for the service). In 1804 the first Inspector General of Gendarmerie was appointed and a general staff established—based in the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré in Paris. In 1791 the newly named gendarmerie nationale was grouped into 28 divisions, each commanded by a colonel responsible for three départements. It has influenced the culture and traditions of gendarmerie forces all around the world, especially in independent countries from the former French colonial empire. 5,789 officers and 78,354 NCOs of gendarmerie; 237 officers and 3,824 NCOs of the technical and administrative body; 15,277 section volunteers, from voluntary gendarmes (AGIV) and voluntary assistant gendarmes (GAV); 1,908 civilian personnel are divided into civil servants, state workers and contracted workers; 40,000 reserve personnel. Following World War I a relatively simple uniform was adopted for the Gendarmerie, although traditional features such as the multiple-cord aiguillette and the dark blue/light blue colour combination were retained. Ou peut-être de vous faire plaisir avec une nouvelle montre ? 12,000 men and women.[1]. Another organisation, the Constabulary (French: Connétablie), was under the command of the Constable of France. The Marshalcy dates back to the Hundred Years War, and some historians trace it back to the early twelfth century. International co-operation subdirectorate. The 100,000 figure includes approx 3,600 civilians. 103,481 personnel units in 2006. The non-metropolitan branches include units serving in the French overseas départements and territories (such as the Gendarmerie of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon), staff at the disposal of independent States for technical co-operation, Germany, security guards in French embassies and consulates abroad. in the National Police's area of responsibility). The budget in 2008 was approximately 7.7 billion euros.[7]. In turn, two companies of gendarmes under the command of captains were based in each department. The equivalent Dutch force, Royal Marechaussee, uses officially the old French term - which King William I, when assuming power after the fall of Napoleon, considered preferable to "gendarmerie". The Gendarmerie has used helicopters since 1954. The civilian tasks of the gendarmes mobiles are similar to those of the police units known as Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (CRS), for which they are often mistaken. However, from this point, the gendarmerie, unlike the Maréchaussée became a fully military force. The Director-General organizes the operation of the Gendarmerie at two levels: The Gendarmerie headquarters, called the Directorate-General of the National Gendarmerie (Fr: Direction générale de la Gendarmerie nationale (DGGN)[8]), long located in downtown Paris, had been relocated since 2012 to Issy-les-Moulineaux, a southern Paris suburb. Subsequently, special gendarmerie units were created within the Imperial Guard, and for combat duties in French occupied Spain. Gendarmerie members generally operate in uniform, and, only occasionally, in plainclothes. Merci!!! The military policing responsibilities of the Marshal of France were delegated to the Marshal's provost, whose force was known as the Marshalcy because its authority ultimately derived from the Marshal. In French, the term "police" not only refers to the forces, but also to the general concept of "maintenance of law and order" (policing). They are part of the Gendarmerie air forces (French: Forces aériennes de la Gendarmerie or FAG—not to be confused with the Air Gendarmerie or the Air Transport Gendarmerie). In 1720, the Maréchaussée was officially attached to the Household of the King (Maison du Roi), together with the "gendarmerie" of the time, which was not a police force at all, but a royal bodyguard. Livraison et expédition. Special items of clothing and equipment are issued for the various functions required of the Gendarmerie. They also operate for the benefit of the National Police which owns no helicopters (the Police also has access to Civil Security helicopters). Its area of responsibility includes smaller towns, rural and suburban areas, while the Police Nationale, a civilian force, is in charge of cities and their centres. Trousers were light blue. The force has a strength of more than 100,000 personnel, as of 2014.[1]. The Directorate-General of the national gendarmerie includes: The main components of the organization are the following: The above-mentioned organizations report directly to the Director General (DGGN) with the exception of the Republican Guard, which reports to the Île-de-France region.