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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.
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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
- 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
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