The Préfet de Police is an official of the Government of France who supervises police and emergency services to Paris and the surrounding eight departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Seine-et-Marne, Val-de-Marne, Essonne, Yvelines and Val d'Oise, and has other security duties in the wider Île-de-France région. This article is about the political and administrative structures of the French government. ... MPD officers man a police-line in the District of Columbia A car of the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, England Police forces are government organisations ostensibly charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order. ... Emergency services are services that deal with emergencies and other aspects of Public Safety. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Hauts-de-Seine is a département in France. ... Seine-Saint-Denis is a French département located in the Île-de-France région. ... Seine-et-Marne is a French département, named after the Seine and the Marne rivers, and located in the Île-de-France région. ... Val-de-Marne is a French département, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France région. ... The French département of Essonne is part of the région of Île-de-France. ... Yvelines is a French département in the région of Île-de-France. ... Val-dOise is a French département named after the Oise River, located in the Île-de-France région. ... Île-de-France can refer to: the historical province of France: see Île-de-France (province) the modern French administrative région: see Île-de-France (région) For other meanings without the circumflex accent, see Ile de France. ... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common...

The actual city of Paris is both a commune and a department. As it is the capital of France, with government assemblies and offices and foreign embassies, it poses special issues of security and public order. Consequently, the national government has been responsible for providing law enforcement and emergency services since the Paris Commune of 1871. This means that Paris does not have its own police municipale and that the Police Nationale provides these services directly as a subdivision of France's Ministry of the Interior. A commune is a system of social and economic organization which involves the common ownership of resources and/or shared obligations. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... Destruction of the Vendôme Column during the Paris Commune The term Paris Commune originally referred to the government of Paris during the French Revolution. ... The National Police (Police Nationale) is the main civil law enforcement agency of France, with primary jurisdiction in cities and large towns. ... The Interior Minister is a member of a Cabinet in a Government. ...

Nomination and missions

Headed by a prefect (fr prefet) titled The "Prefect of Police", who (as are all prefects) is named by the President in the Council of Ministers, and operates under the Minister of the Interior, commands the Prefecture which is responsible for the following: The word prefect can refer to any of a number of types of official, including: in Latin, praefectus: a high-ranking military or civil official in the Roman Empire; the title now attaches to the heads of some departments of the Roman Curia, who are traditionally Cardinals, and if they... The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... The term prefecture has been used to denote a self-governing body or area since the time of Constantine I, who divided the Roman Empire into 4 districts (each divided into dioceses). ...

• security of Paris, if necessary in collaboration with the military;
• issuing identification cards, drivers licenses, passports, residential and work permits for foreigners;
• motor vehicle registration and traffic control;
• registration of associations, and their creation, status modification and dissolution;
• protection of the environment, general salubrity;
• management the police and firefighters.

The Prefect of Police can issue arrêtés (local writs) defining rules pertaining to his field of competency. For instance, the rules of operation and security of Paris public parks are issued as joint arrêtés from the Mayor of Paris and the Prefect of Police. ==Organization The French armed forces are divided into four branches: Army (Armée de Terre), including Chasseurs Alpins French Foreign Legion Marine troops light aviation (ALAT - Aviation Légére de lArmée de Terre) engineers (Génie) Navy (Marine Nationale), including Naval Air naval fusiliers and naval commandos... Association is the following: A voluntary association (also sometimes called an association) is a group of individuals who voluntarily enter into an agreement, explicit or implicit, to form or act as a body (or organization) to accomplish a purpose. ... In law, a writ is a formal written order issued by a government entity in the name of the sovereign power. ...

The current Prefect of Police is Pierre Mutz.

Until 1977, Paris had indeed no mayor and was mostly ruled by the préfet de police (a situation inherited from the Paris Commune, 1871). However, the powers of the mayor of Paris were increased at the expense of those of the Préfet de Police in 2002, notably for traffic and parking decisions (the préfet retains the responsibility on main thoroughfares such as the Champs-Élysées avenue, and on any street during the organization of demonstrations). For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Destruction of the Vendôme Column during the Paris Commune The term Paris Commune originally referred to the government of Paris during the French Revolution. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Avenue des Champs-Élysées from Place de la Concorde Looking east along the Champs-Élysées from the top of the Arc de Triomphe The Champs-Élysées (pronounced  audio? literally the Elysian fields) is a broad avenue in the French capital Paris. ... A demonstration is the public display of the common opinion of a activist group, often economically, political, or socially, by gathering in a crowd, usually at a symbolic place or date, associated with that opinion. ...

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Address

• place Louis Lepine, 1 rue de Lutece, 75004 Paris (metro Cite)
• Tel: 01 54 73 53 73, 01 53 71 53 71, 01 40 79 79 79.
• Emergency telephone number: 1-1-2
  • Non-emergency Ambulance Service(at least in Paris)/SAMU/SMUR(Hospital Based) 1-5
  • Police 1-7
  • Fire Brigade (Operates emergency ambulances as EMS) 1-8

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Organization

The PP is headed by a politically appointed prefect who is assisted by the prevote, who is the senor police officer of the force. The Prefecture of Police is divided into three sub-prefectures headed by prefects due to their importance.

Because the Police Prefecture provides some services that are normally provided by city governments, its funding partially comes from the City of Paris and other city governments within its jurisdiction.

In addition to forces from the National Police, the Police Prefecture has traffic wardens or crossing guards who enforce parking rules; it has recently added some wardens that direct traffic at crossroads and other similar duties, known as circulation, with specific uniforms. A meter maid is a female member of a police traffic control department who issues tickets for parking violations. ... This page describes uniform in the sense of clothing. ...

Prefect and Director of the Cabinet

Consists of the Cabinet (staff) itself

• Gendarmerie Nationale Liaison Office

and 6 Local Directorates: Gendarmes guarding the Paris Hall of Justice Gendarmerie motorcyclists police the roads and autoroutes of rural France. ...

• Public Security-uniformed police officers
  • Lost and Found Property
  • Central Accident Service
• Public Order and Traffic Control - uniformed police who protect public buildings, provide crowd and traffic control services.
• Judicial Police-detectives and investigators
• General Information-records
• Inspectorate - internal affairs
• Paris Fire Brigade - The military Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris (http://www.bspp.fr/accueil.htm) which provides all fire and emergency ambulance services. Other emergency medical services are provided by SAMU/SMUR.

and other agencies: Fire engine of the Brigade Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris parading The Paris Fire Brigade, in French Brigade Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris(BSPP), is the fire service for the city of Paris and the surrounding departments of Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Hauts-de-Seine. ... SAMU (Service dAide Médicale dUrgence, Emergency Medical Assistance Service) is the French hospital based emergency medical service. ... Categories: Stub | Emergency services | Prehospital care ...

• Classified Facility Inspectorate
• Psychiatric Infirmary
• Toxicology Laboratory
• Central Laboratory-explosives, pollution, chemical analysis,electrical and fire safety, etc.

Prefect and Secretary General for the Administration of the Police

with four Administrative Directorates:

• General Police-Administrative police duties
  • Medico-Legal Institute
• Traffic, Transport and Trade
• Population Protection - Public health matters.
  • Veterinary Service
• Human Resources - Personnel, budget, equipment and police labor disputes.

Prefect and Secretary General for the Zone of Defence

with two agencies:

• Defence Zone staff
• Interdepartmental Service for Civil Defence

Resources

• Budget
  • One billion Euros by National government
  • 488 million Euros by Paris and surrounding departments of the little crown.
• Personnel
  • 19,647 State Employees-includes 17,979 Police officers, 748 National Police Administration employees, technicians and scientific staff, plus 20 others.
  • 5765 Municipal Employees
  • 6840 Military Personnel of the Paris Fire Brigade
• 494 Facilities, stations and offices
• 6120 Vehicles-includes police cars, firetrucks, motorcycles, boats and helicopters.

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Activities

• 350000 incidents of crime reports
• two million administrative documents issues
• 200000 drivers licenses issued

See Also

• Police in France
• Police Nationale
• Department of Public Safety

Organizations France has two national general-purpose law enforcement agencies: the Police Nationale (primary responsibility in urban areas; run under the Ministry of the Interior) the Gendarmerie Nationale (primary responsibility in rural areas and military installations; run under the Ministry of Defence and under operational control for most purposes under... The National Police (Police Nationale) is the main civil law enforcement agency of France, with primary jurisdiction in cities and large towns. ... In certain governments, the Department of Public Safety is the government umbrella agency which serves to assist the various bureaus, agencies, and offices in the delivery of their services by providing administrative, financial, and technical services and support for core management functions for one or all of the following: Ambulance...

External links

• English Information Page (http://www.interieur.gouv.fr/rubriques/divers/anglais/pp)
• Official Website in French only (http://www.prefecture-police-paris.interieur.gouv.fr)