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Government & administration

Landespolizei → Police nationale + Gendarmerie nationale

Polizei der Länder, Schutzpolizei, Kriminalpolizei

partialVerified · Aug 6, 2026

In France

Two national forces split by geography: police in communes above roughly twenty thousand people, gendarmerie — who are soldiers — everywhere else. Which one you deal with depends on where you are standing.

partialConfidence: Medium

Who does what

Police nationale (National police)Railway policing · Traffic fines · Aviation security · General policing
Gendarmerie nationale (National gendarmerie)Traffic fines · General policing

Main similarities

  • General policing

Main differences

  • Aviation security → Bundespolizei
  • Railway policing → Bundespolizei
  • Traffic fines → Bußgeldstelle
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Function by function

01 · General policingLandespolizei → Police nationaleClose
ConfidenceMediumVerifiedAug 6, 20264 documents

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