Ministry of Armed Forces (France)

Ministry of Armed Forces
French: Ministère des Armées
Official logotype
Ministry overview
Formed31 October 1947 (1947-10-31)[1]
Preceding agencies
JurisdictionGovernment of France
HeadquartersHôtel de Brienne
Paris 7e, French Republic
- Hexagone Balard
Paris 15e, French Republic
48°51′35″N 2°19′10″E / 48.85972°N 2.31944°E / 48.85972; 2.31944
48°50′8″N 2°16′34″E / 48.83556°N 2.27611°E / 48.83556; 2.27611
Employees271,268[2]
Annual budget€54.494 billion[3]
Ministers responsible
Ministry executive
Websitewww.defense.gouv.fr

The Ministry of Armed Forces (French: Ministère des Armées, lit.'Ministry of the Armies') is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of managing the French Armed Forces inside and outside French soil. Its head is the Minister of the Armed Forces. From 1947 until 2017, the Ministry was designated the Ministry of Defence (French: Ministère de la Défense). It is France's ministry of defence.

  1. ^ Government of the French Republic (31 October 1947). "Décret n°47-2110 relatif aux attributions du ministre des forces armées". gallica.bnf.fr. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  2. ^ Government of the French Republic. "Le budget de l'État voté pour 2019 en quelques chiffres (Loi de finances initiale)" (PDF). Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  3. ^ Government of the French Republic. "Décret n° 2018-1355 du 28 décembre 2018 portant répartition des crédits et découverts autorisés par la loi n° 2018-1317 du 28 décembre 2018 de finances pour 2019". Retrieved 16 July 2019.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search