Emmanuel Macron announces 238 new brigades in rural areas

Emmanuel Macron and Gerald Darmanin side by side, Monday October 2, to honor a campaign promise from the President of the Republic. In the barracks of Damazan (Lot-et-Garonne)the head of theState comes take up the subject of security and announce the strengthening of the gendarmerie. In total, these creations represent 2,144 additional gendarmerie positions out of the 8,500 creations of law enforcement personnel announced by the government between now and the end of the five-year term.

Access to public services

Of the 238 brigades, 93 will be fixed, but the majority, 145, will be mobile. The aim is to strengthen the presence of gendarmes in the territory and allow better intervention in rural and peri-urban areas. What the Head of State also wants is to restore access to a public service, which, the image of others, has been in decline in recent years. The first brigades will be installed next November. Their creation should last until 2027.