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Government & administration
Police fédérale → Police nationale + Gendarmerie nationale
Federale politie
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In France
Which force you deal with depends on where you live, not on what happened: police in the towns, gendarmerie — soldiers by status — in rural areas. Both are national; neither belongs to your commune.
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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
- Aviation security
- General policing
- Railway policing
- Traffic fines
Main differences
- Address registration → Préfecture
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01 · General policingPolice locale → Police nationaleClose
Ecwevo describes how systems correspond in practice. It is not legal, tax or immigration advice.