France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, the Operational Defence of the Territory (Défense opérationnelle du territoire, DOT) is according to the Code of Defence, the participation of the

French Armed Forces The French Armed Forces (, ) are the military forces of France. They consist of four military branches – the Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force, and the National Gendarmerie. The National Guard serves as the French Armed Forces' milita ...

"To maintain the freedom and continuity of action of the Government, as well as to safeguard the organs essential to the defense of the nation." The integrated civil-military concept was first put in place in 1959. It is defined as the mission entrusted to the Armed Forces on French territory: * Protection of military installations at all times * Ensure the protection of the national territory and oppose a possible enemy inside it * Organize military resistance operations in the event of an invasion. In 1984, Isby and Kamps wrote that the ''Défense Opérationnelle du Territoire'' term remained in use despite the command having been disbanded in the 1970s.

Cold War structure

''information is circa 1989''

1st Military Region

* Headquarters

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

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Rambouillet Rambouillet (, , ) is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region of France. It is located beyond the outskirts of Paris, southwest of its Kilometr ...

, (with AML-60 and AML-90) ** 12^e Régiment de Dragons (Réserve) (12^e RD),

Orléans Orléans (,"Orleans"
(US) and Les Mureaux ** 102e Brigade de Zone (Réserve) (102e BZ),

Saint-Germain-en-Laye Saint-Germain-en-Laye () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. ...

*** 102^e Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (102^e RCS),

Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc ...

*** 8e Régiment de Chasseurs (8e RCh), Olivet, (with AML-60 and AML-90) *** 70e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (70^e RIMa),

Montlhéry Montlhéry () is a Communes of France, commune in the Essonne Departments of France, department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located from Paris. History Montlhéry lay on the strategically important road from Paris to Orléans. U ...

*** 93e Régiment d'Infanterie (93e RI), Beynes *** 152^e Compagnie du Génie (152e CG), Versailles *** 162^e Compagnie du Génie (162e CG), Versailles ** 12e Division Militaire Territoriale (Versailles) ** 54e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (Réserve) (54e RIMa),

Pontoise Pontoise () is a commune north of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Cergy-Pontoise. Administration Pontoise is the official (capital) of the Val-d'Oise '' département'', although in reality the ' ...

**CM 5 (Pontoise) - CM 421 (Les-Lilas) ** 13e Division Militaire Territoriale (Tours) *** 32e Régiment (RCD) ( Le-Ruchard) ***CM 32 (Le-Ruchard) - CM 90 (Chateauroux) - CM 108 (Pannes)

2nd Military Region

* 2^e Région militaire (2^e RM),

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

** 5^e Régiment de Hussards (Réserve) (5^e RH),

Laon Laon () is a city in the Aisne Departments of France, department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. History Early history The Ancient Diocese of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held s ...

, (with AML-60 and AML-90) ** 28^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (28^e RI),

Évreux Évreux () is a commune in and the capital of the department of Eure, in the French region of Normandy. History Antiquity In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century AD, was named '' Mediolanum Aulercorum'', "the central town ...

** 33^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (33^e RI),

Saint-Omer Saint-Omer (; ; Picard: ''Saint-Onmé'') is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France. It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Sa ...

** 73^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (73^e RI),

Aire-sur-la-Lys Aire-sur-la-Lys (; ; literally "Aire on the Lys (river), Lys") is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in northern France. Geography The commune is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of ...

** 84^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (84^e RI),

Cambrai Cambrai (, ; ; ), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord department and in the Hauts-de-France region of France on the Scheldt river, which is known locally as the Escaut river. A sub-pref ...

** 127^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (127^e RI),

** 2^e Régiment de Transmission de Zone de Défense (Réserve), (2^e RTZD), Lille ** 52^e Régiment de Transmission, (52^e RT), Lille ** 102^e Régiment du Train de Zone (Réserve)(102^e RTZ),

Arras Arras ( , ; ; historical ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The historic centre of the Artois region, with a ...

** Bataillon des canonniers sédentaires (Réserve)

, (Bofors 40 mm gun) ** 2^e Groupe d’Hélicoptères Légers,

Dax The DAX (''Deutscher Aktienindex'' (German stock index); ) is a stock market index consisting of the 40 major German blue chip companies trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It is a total return index. Prices are taken from the Xetra t ...

** 108^e Brigade de Zone (108^e BZ),

Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...

*** 108^e Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (108^e RCS), Amiens *** 18^e Régiment de Chasseurs (18^e RCh),

, (with AML-60 and AML-90) *** 45^e Régiment d'Infanterie (45^e RI),

Soissons Soissons () is a commune in the northern French department of Aisne, in the region of Hauts-de-France. Located on the river Aisne, about northeast of Paris, it is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital ...

*** 87^e Régiment d'Infanterie (87^e RI),

Sissonne Sissonne () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is about 20 km east of Laon, close to the source of the river Souche. The community dates back to the 12th century with the first church built c.11 ...

*** 158^e Compagnie du Génie (158e CG),

Oissel Oissel () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A suburban and light industrial town situated by the banks of the river Seine, just south of Rouen at the junction of the D18 and the ...

*** 168^e Compagnie du Génie (168e CG), Oissel ** 21^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 243^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (243^e RI),

** 22^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 54^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (54^e RI),

Noyon Noyon (; ; , Noviomagus of the Viromandui, Veromandui, then ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Oise Departments of France, department, Northern France. Geography Noyon lies on the river Oise (river), Oise, about northeast of Paris. The ...

** 23^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 239^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (239^e RI),

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...

3rd Military Region

* 3^e Région militaire (3^e RM),

Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

** 41^e Régiment d'Infanterie (41^e RI),

Châteaulin Châteaulin (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department and administrative region of Brittany in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. Geography Châteaulin is in a valley towards the center of Finistère on the ...

(70x VAB) ** 19^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (19^e RI), Brest ** 77^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (77^e RI),

Fontevraud-l'Abbaye Fontevraud-l'Abbaye () is a commune in the western French department of Maine-et-Loire. It is situated both in the Loire Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site between Chalonnes-sur-Loire and Sully-sur-Loire, and the Loire Anjou Touraine French ...

** 115^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (115^e RI), Thorée-les-Pins ** 118^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (118^e RI),

** 125^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (125^e RI),

Poitiers Poitiers is a city on the river Clain in west-central France. It is a commune in France, commune, the capital of the Vienne (department), Vienne department and the historical center of Poitou, Poitou Province. In 2021, it had a population of 9 ...

** 21^e Régiment du Génie (Réserve) (21^e RG),

Angers Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou until the French Revolution. The i ...

** 3^e Régiment de Transmission de Zone de Défense (Réserve), (3^e RTZD), Laval ** 38^e Régiment de Transmission, (38^e RT), Laval ** 103^e Régiment du Train de Zone (Réserve)(103^e RTZ),

La Rochelle La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle'') is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department. Wi ...

** 504^e Groupe Antiaérien Léger (Réserve) (504^e GAL), Tourouvre, (Bofors 40 mm gun) ** 3^e Groupe d’Hélicoptères Légers, Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande ** 109^e Brigade de Zone (Réserve) (109^e BZ),

Saint-Malo Saint-Malo (, , ; Gallo language, Gallo: ; ) is a historic French port in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany. The Fortification, walled city on the English Channel coast had a long history of piracy, earning much wealth ...

*** 109^e Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (109^e RCS),

Dinan Dinan (; ) is a walled Brittany, Breton town and a commune in France, commune in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Léhon was merged into Dinan. Geography Inst ...

*** 19^e Régiment de Dragons (19^e RD),

Vannes Vannes (; , , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, French department of Morbihan, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, northwestern mainland France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago. History Celtic ...

, (with AML-60 and AML-90) *** 62^e Régiment d'Infanterie (62^e RI),

*** 117^e Régiment d'Infanterie (117^e RI),

Le Mans Le Mans (; ) is a Communes of France, city in Northwestern France on the Sarthe (river), Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the Provinces of France, province of Maine (province), Maine, it is now the capital of ...

*** 159^e Compagnie du Génie (159e CG),

*** 169^e Compagnie du Génie (169e CG), Angers ** 31^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 48^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (48^e RI),

Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 7,115 as of 2020, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guin ...

** 32^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 2^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (2^e RI),

Caen Caen (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inha ...

** 33^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 137^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (137^e RI),

Fontenay-le-Comte Fontenay-le-Comte (; Poitevin dialect, Poitevin: ''Funtenaes'' or ''Fintenè'') is a Communes of France, commune and Subprefectures in France, subprefecture in the Vendée Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loire Regions of France ...

4th Military Region

* 4^e Région militaire (4^e RM),

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( ; ; Gascon language, Gascon ; ) is a city on the river Garonne in the Gironde Departments of France, department, southwestern France. A port city, it is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the Prefectures in F ...

** 49^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (49^e RI),

Bayonne Bayonne () is a city in southwestern France near the France–Spain border, Spanish border. It is a communes of France, commune and one of two subprefectures in France, subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques departments of France, departm ...

** 50^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (50^e RI),

Périgueux Périgueux (, ; or ) is a commune in the Dordogne department, in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Périgueux is the prefecture of Dordogne, and the capital city of Périgord. It is also the seat of ...

** 63^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (63^e RI),

Limoges Limoges ( , , ; , locally ) is a city and Communes of France, commune, and the prefecture of the Haute-Vienne Departments of France, department in west-central France. It was the administrative capital of the former Limousin region. Situated o ...

** 83^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (83^e RI),

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

** 88^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (88^e RI),

Auch Auch (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in southwestern France. Located in the Regions of France, region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie, it is the capital of the Gers Departments of France, department. Geography Localiza ...

** 17^e Régiment d'Artillerie (Training) (17^e RA),

Biscarrosse Biscarrosse (; ) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is located southwest of Bordeaux, and inland from the seaside resort of Biscarrosse-Plage on the Atlantic coast. Near Biscarrosse is the ...

, ( Bofors 40 mm gun) ** 31^e Régiment du Génie (Réserve) (31^e RG), Castelsarrasin ** 4^e Régiment de Transmission de Zone de Défense (Réserve), (4^e RTZD), Bordeaux ** 48^e Régiment de Transmission, (48^e RT), Bordeaux ** 104^e Régiment du Train de Zone (Réserve)(104^e RTZ),

Brie Brie ( ; ) is a soft cow's-milk cheese named after Brie (itself from Gaulish ''briga'', "hill, height"), the French region from which it originated (roughly corresponding to the modern of Seine-et-Marne). It is pale in colour with a slight gre ...

** 4^e Groupe d’Hélicoptères Légers,

Martignas-sur-Jalle Martignas-sur-Jalle (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Historically, the town is known to have been the theater of the , where 500 to 600 longbowmen commanded by John Talbot were slaughtered ...

** 115^e Brigade de Zone (Réserve) (115^e BZ),

*** 115^e Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (115^e RCS), Limoges *** 9^e Régiment de Chasseurs (9^e RCh),

, (with AML-60 and AML-90) *** 18^e Régiment d'Infanterie (18^e RI), Pau *** 34^e Régiment d'Infanterie (34^e RI),

Mont-de-Marsan Mont-de-Marsan (; Gascon dialect, Occitan: ''Lo Mont de Marçan'') is a communes of France, commune and capital of the Landes (department), Landes Departments of France, department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Population Milit ...

*** 165^e Compagnie du Génie (165e CG),

Castelsarrasin Castelsarrasin (; ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in Occitanie region of France. The inhabitants are called ''Castelsarrasinois''. It is the second most populous commune in Tarn-et-Garonne after Montauban. It is served by Ca ...

*** 175^e Compagnie du Génie (175e CG), Castelsarrasin ** 41^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 144^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (144^e RI),

** 42^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 107^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (107^e RI),

Angoulême Angoulême (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Engoulaeme''; ) is a small city in the southwestern French Departments of France, department of Charente, of which it is the Prefectures of France, prefecture. Located on a plateau overlooking a meander of ...

** 43^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 100^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (100^e RI),

Brive-la-Gaillarde Brive-la-Gaillarde (; Limousin dialect of ), commonly known as simply Brive, is a commune of France. It is a sub-prefecture and the largest city of the Corrèze department. It has around 46,000 inhabitants, while the population of the aggl ...

** 44^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 15^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (15^e RI),

Castres Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect, Languedocian dialect of Occitan language, Occitan) is the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in the Occitania (adminis ...

5th Military Region

* 5^e Région militaire (5^e RM),

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

** 8^e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine (Réserve) (8^e RIMa),

Tarascon Tarascon (; ), sometimes referred to as Tarascon-sur-Rhône, is a commune situated at the extreme west of the Bouches-du-Rhône department of France in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Inhabitants are referred to as Tarasconnais or Tara ...

** 16^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (16^e RI),

Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, , ; or simply ; ) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population of 147,284 (2020). Its metropolitan area () had 504,157 inhabitants at the 2018 ...

** 38^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (38^e RI),

Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; Franco-Provençal: ''Sant-Etiève''), also written St. Etienne, is a city and the prefecture of the Loire département, in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regi ...

** 52^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (52^e RI), Sathonay ** 53^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (53^e RI), Lunel ** 112^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (112^e RI), La Valette ** 121^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (121^e RI), Moulins ** 15^e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (Réserve)(15e BCA),

Barcelonnette Barcelonnette (; , also ; obsolete ) is a Communes of France, commune of France and a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture in the Departments of France, department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It is l ...

** 22^e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (Réserve)(22e BCA),

Briançon Briançon (, ) is the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an a ...

** 53^e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (Réserve)(53e BCA),

Chambéry Chambéry (, , ; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Chambèri'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Savoie Departments of France, department in the southeastern ...

** 5^e Régiment de Transmission de Zone de Défense (Réserve), (5^e RTZD),

Montélimar Montélimar (; Vivaro-Alpine dialect, Vivaro-Alpine: ''Montelaimar'' ; ) is a town in the Drôme Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It is the second-largest town in t ...

** 45^e Régiment de Transmission, (45^e RT), Montélimar ** 105^e Régiment du Train de Zone (Réserve)(105^e RTZ), Vienne ** 506^e Groupe Antiaérien Léger (Réserve) (506^e GAL),

Hyères Hyères (), Provençal dialect, Provençal Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ieras'' in classical norm, or ''Iero'' in Mistralian norm) is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (département), Var Departments of France, department in the Provence-Al ...

, (Bofors 40 mm gun) ** 5^e Groupe d’Hélicoptères Légers, Lyon ** 24^e Bataillon du Matériel, (24^e BMAT), Saint-Priest ** 127^e Brigade de Zone (Réserve) (127^e BZ),

Grenoble Grenoble ( ; ; or ; or ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region ...

*** 127^e Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (127^e RCS), Grenoble *** 13^e Régiment de Chasseurs (13^e RCh), Gap, (with AML-60 and AML-90) *** 67^e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins (67e BCA) *** 140^e Régiment d'Infanterie Alpine (140^e RIA), Varces *** 177^e Compagnie du Génie (177e CG),

Avignon Avignon (, , ; or , ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the Communes of France, commune had a ...

*** 187^e Compagnie du Génie (187e CG), Avignon ** 51^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 299^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (299^e RI), Sathonay ** 52^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 292^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (292^e RI),

** 53^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 141^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (141^e RI), La Valette ** 54^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 142^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (142^e RI),

Béziers Béziers (; ) is a city in southern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hérault Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region. Every August Béziers ho ...

** 55^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 173^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (173^e RI),

Bastia Bastia ( , , , ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest popu ...

*** 373^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (373^e RI),

Ajaccio Ajaccio (, , ; French language, French: ; or ; , locally: ; ) is the capital and largest city of Corsica, France. It forms a communes of France, French commune, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Corse-du-Sud, and head o ...

6th Military Region

* 6^e Région militaire (6^e RM),

Metz Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...

** 56^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (56^e RI),

Digoin Digoin () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. The junction of the '' Canal du Centre'' and the '' Canal latéral à la Loire'' is near Digoin. Geography The river Bourbin ...

** 69^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (69^e RI),

Pont-Sainte-Marie Pont-Sainte-Marie () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Population See also * Communes of the Aube department * List of medieval bridges in France A list is a set of discrete items of information collected ...

** 79^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (79^e RI),

Saint-Avold Saint-Avold (; ; Lorraine Franconian: ''Sänt Avuur'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated east of Metz, France and southwest of Saarbrücken, Germany. History The Saint-Avold area ha ...

** 89^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (89^e RI),

Sens Sens () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yonne Departments of France, department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, 120 km southeast from Paris. Sens is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture and the second la ...

** 133^e Régiment d’Infanterie (Réserve) (133^e RI),

Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse (; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Located northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the ancient Provinces of France, province of Bresse (). I ...

** 59^e Régiment d'Artillerie (Réserve) (59^e RA),

Colmar Colmar (; ; or ) is a city and commune in the Haut-Rhin department and Alsace region of north-eastern France. The third-largest commune in Alsace (after Strasbourg and Mulhouse), it is the seat of the prefecture of the Haut-Rhin department ...

, (Bofors 40 mm gun) ** 6^e Régiment de Transmission de Zone de Défense (Réserve), (6^e RTZD),

Montigny-lès-Metz Montigny-lès-Metz (, literally ''Montigny near Metz''; , (1940–1944) ''Montenich'') is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is the largest suburb of the city of Metz, and is adjacent to it on the we ...

** 43^e Régiment de Transmission, (43^e RT), Montigny-lès-Metz ** 106^e Régiment du Train de Zone (Réserve)(106^e RTZ), Ecrouves ** 6^e Groupe d’Hélicoptères Légers,

** 107^e Brigade de Zone (Réserve) (107^e BZ),

Besançon Besançon (, ; , ; archaic ; ) is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Doubs in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The city is located in Eastern France, close to the Jura Mountains and the border with Switzerland. Capi ...

*** 107^e Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (107^e RCS), Besançon *** 10^e Régiment de Chasseurs (10^e RCh),

Lunéville Lunéville ( ; German : ''Lünstadt'' ; Lorrain: ''Leneinvile'') is a commune in the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. It is a subprefecture of the department and lies on the river Meurthe at its confluence with the Ve ...

, (with AML-60 and AML-90) *** 23^e Régiment d'Infanterie (23^e RI),

Les Rousses Les Rousses () is a commune in the Canton of Hauts de Bienne of Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, on the Swiss border. The Lac des Rousses is located northeast of the village of Les Rousses beside th ...

*** 149^e Régiment d'Infanterie (149^e RI), Lunéville *** 157^e Compagnie du Génie (67e CG),

*** 167^e Compagnie du Génie (167e CG), Besançon ** 110^e Brigade de Zone (Réserve) (110^e BZ),

Châlons-en-Champagne Châlons-en-Champagne () is a city in the Grand Est region of France. It is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, despite being only a quarter the size of the city of Reims. Formerly called Châlons ...

*** 110^e Régiment de Commandement et de Soutien (110^e RCS), Chalons sur Marne *** 15^e Régiment de Chasseurs (15^e RCh), Thierville-sur-Meuse, (with AML-60 and AML-90) *** 41^e Groupe de Chasseurs (41^e GC),

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

*** 164^e Régiment d'Infanterie (164^e RI),

Verdun Verdun ( , ; ; ; official name before 1970: Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a city in the Meuse (department), Meuse departments of France, department in Grand Est, northeastern France. It is an arrondissement of the department. In 843, the Treaty of V ...

*** 160^e Compagnie du Génie (160e CG),

Charleville-Mézières Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of northern France and the prefecture of the Ardennes department, in the Grand Est region. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse. History Charleville and Mézières were ori ...

*** 170^e Compagnie du Génie (170e CG), Charleville-Mézières ** 61^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 26^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (26^e RI), Pont-Saint-Vincent ** 62^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 37^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (37^e RI),

Sarrebourg Sarrebourg (; also , ; Lorraine Franconian: ; older ) is a commune of northeastern France. In 1895 a Mithraeum was discovered at Sarrebourg at the mouth of the pass leading from the Vosges Mountains. Geography Sarrebourg is located in the ...

** 63^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 106^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (106^e RI), Sedan ** 64^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 10^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (10^e RI),

** 65^e Circonscription Militaire de Défense *** 60^e Régiment d'Infanterie (Réserve) (60^e RI),

Valdahon Valdahon () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population Climate See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 563 communes of the Doubs depart ...

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