In
France
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, a Prefecture of Police (), headed by the Prefect of Police (), is an agency of the
Government of France
The Government of France (, ), officially the Government of the French Republic (, ), exercises Executive (government), executive power in France. It is composed of the Prime Minister of France, prime minister, who is the head of government, ...
under the administration of the
Ministry of the Interior
An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement.
In some states, the ...
. Part of the
National Police, it provides a
police
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force for an area limited by
department borders. As of 2012, two such prefectures exist:
"Police : une préfecture pour les Bouches-du-Rhône"
Europe 1
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, 6 September 2012 (in French).
* The Paris Police Prefecture
The Paris Police Prefecture ( ), officially the Police Prefecture (), is the unit of the French Minister of the Interior (France), Ministry of the Interior that provides police, emergency services, and various administrative services to the po ...
, created in 1800
* The Bouches-du-Rhône Police Prefecture
The Bouches-du-Rhône Police Prefecture (), headed by the Bouches-du-Rhône Police Prefect (''Préfet de police des Bouches-du-Rhône''), is a Prefecture of Police part of the National Police, which is a police force in the department of Bouche ...
, created in 2012
See also
* Prefectures in France
In France, a prefecture (, ) may be:
* the , the Communes of France, commune in which the administration of a Departments of France, department is located;
* the , the commune in which the administration of a Regions of France, region is located;
...
References
{{Law enforcement agencies of France
National Police (France)