A trip on the theme of security. Visiting Tonneins, in Lot-et-Garonne, the Head of State will unveil, Monday October 2, the locations of 200 new gendarmerie brigades, a promise for the 2022 campaign. Some brigades will be fixed, equipped with around ten gendarmes, but the majority will be mobile, with around six soldiers. They will travel by truck between the different municipalities of the most “landlocked” of their department. Follow our live stream.
Some 2,100 additional gendarme posts. The first brigades will be installed in November and their creation should last until 2027. In total, these creations represent 2,144 additional gendarme positions, out of the 8,500 creations of law enforcement personnel announced by the government. by the end of the five-year term.
Consultation with prefects. To select the sites concerned by the new brigades, criteria “economic, demographic and operational” (delinquency, burglary, domestic violence, etc.) were taken into account, explains the Elysée. The choices were made after several months of consultation with the prefects.
An interview on France 3 at 7:15 p.m. The President of the Republic will grant an interview to France 3 Monday evening in the regional editions “ICI 19/20”. The Head of State will answer questions from Florian Ringuedé from 7:15 p.m. and will discuss issues of security and rurality.