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  2. Municipal Police (France) - Wikipedia

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    The municipal police do not generally carry firearms. At the request of the mayor, the prefect of the department in which the commune or municipality is located may authorise municipal police officers to be armed in certain circumstances or for special night work. In some cities, all municipal police officers are permanently armed.

  3. Overseas departments and regions of France - Wikipedia

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    The French Constitution provides that, in general, French laws and regulations (France's civil code, penal code, administrative law, social laws, tax laws, etc.) apply to French overseas regions the same as in metropolitan France, but can be adapted as needed to suit the region's particular needs. Hence, the local administrations of French ...

  4. Paris Police Prefecture - Wikipedia

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    East facade, Préfecture de police and, on the right, Hôtel-Dieu hospital, seen from Notre-Dame de Paris. The Paris Police Prefecture (French: préfecture de police de Paris [pʁefɛktyʁ də pɔlis də paʁi]), officially the Police Prefecture (French: préfecture de police), is the unit of the French Ministry of the Interior that provides police, emergency services, and various ...

  5. List of place names of French origin in the United States

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    New Rochelle (founded by French Huguenots and named after La Rochelle, France.) Orleans; Orleans County (possibly named in honor of the House of Orléans) Portage; Raquette River; Rouses Point (named after early settler Jacques Rouse.) Point Au Roche State Park (park located on the shores of Lake Champlain) St. Armand (named for Saint-Armand ...

  6. Somme (department) - Wikipedia

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    The Somme (French pronunciation: ⓘ; Picard: Sonme) is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Hauts-de-France region. It is bordered by Pas-de-Calais and Nord to the north, Aisne to the east, Oise to the south and Seine-Maritime to the southwest.

  7. Montbéliard - Wikipedia

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    Montbéliard is mentioned as early as 983 as Mons Beliardae.The County of Montbéliard or Mömpelgard was a feudal county of the Holy Roman Empire from 1033 to 1796. In 1283, it was granted rights under charter by Count Reginald.

  8. Bpifrance - Wikipedia

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    Bpifrance also known as the Banque publique d'investissement (lit. ' [French] Public Investment Bank ') is a French public sector investment bank.It is a joint venture of two state owned enterprises: the Caisse des dépôts et consignations and EPIC BPI-Groupe (formerly EPIC OSEO).

  9. Structure of the Common Security and Defence Policy

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    The Satellite Centre (SatCen), located in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain, supports the decision-making by providing products and services resulting from the exploitation of relevant space assets and collateral data, including satellite and aerial imagery, and related services.