page_title: List of law enforcement agencies
section_title: National
hierarchical_section_title: List of law enforcement agencies / Europe / France / National
caption_attribution_description: English: Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Regiment of the French Republican Guard during the 2007 military parade on the Champs-Élysées. Français&#160;: Membres du 1er Régiment d'infanterie de la Garde républicaine pendant le défilé du 14 juillet 2007 sur les Champs-Élysées. Español: Gendarmes de a pie del Primer Regimiento de Infantería de la Guardia Republicana en uniforme de parada durante la parada militar del 14 de julio de 2007 en los Champs-Élysées.
context_page_description: A law enforcement agency is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a special, local, or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Drug Enforcement Administration. Also, it can be used to describe an international organization such as Europol or Interpol.
  This is a list of law enforcement agencies, organized by continent and then by country.
context_section_description: Administration pénitentiaire (Department of Corrections)
  Équipe régionale d’intervention et de sécurité (SWAT teams)
  Douane (Customs)
  Gendarmerie Nationale
  Garde républicaine (Republican Guard): Guard of honour
  Republican Guard Cavalry Regiment
  Republican Guard Infantry Regiment
  Gendarmerie de l'Air (air police)
  Gendarmerie Maritime (maritime police)
  Gendarmerie Départementale
  Gendarmerie Mobile
  Groupe d'intervention de la gendarmerie nationale (GIGN)
  Police Nationale
  Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (riot control force)
  Prefecture of Police Paris Police Service
caption: Republican Guard Infantry in ceremonial uniform.
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