The structure of the French Army is fixed by Chapter 2 of Title II of Book II of the Third Part of the Code of Defense, notably resulting in the codification of Decree 2000-559 of 21 June 2000.

Army General Staff

The Army General Staff is headquartered in Paris.

Light Aviation Command

The Army Light Aviation Command is headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay.

National Territory Land Command

The National Territory Land Command is headquartered in Paris and tasked with preparing for and providing support for an eventual operational deployment French Army forces on the French national territory.

Foreign Legion Command

The Foreign Legion Command manages the Legion related-issues (recruitment, traditions, employment, training, security) and is headquartered in Aubagne.

Land Forces Command

The Commandement des forces terrestres (CFT) - Land Forces Command has operational command of the army's combat forces and is headquartered in Lille.

Headquarters Rapid Reaction Corps - France

1st Division

7th Armored Brigade

9th Marine Infantry Brigade

27th Mountain Infantry Brigade

Franco-German Brigade

Only the French units of the Franco-German Brigade are listed below.

3rd Division

The 3rd Division carries the traditions of the 3rd Algerian Infantry Division.

2nd Armored Brigade

6th Light Armored Brigade

11th Parachute Brigade

Army Special Forces Command

The Army Special Forces Command recruits and trains the army's special forces units and is headquartered in Pau. Operationally the command falls under the Special Operations Command.

Intelligence and Deep Strike Command

4th Air-Combat Brigade

The 4th Air-Combat Brigade contains all the operational helicopter regiments of the army and is headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand.

19th Artillery Brigade

Intelligence and Cyber-Electronics Brigade

Theater Support and Logistics Command

Engineer Brigade

Logistic Brigade

Maintenance Brigade

Digital and Cyber Land Support Command

Digital and Cyber Support Brigade

Combined Arms Combat Training Command

DC SIMMT

Industrial Maintenance Service

Army Human Resources Directorate

Formation Center

Foreign and Overseas Specialization Military School

Territorial Zones Command

France is divided into six Defense and Security zones, which provide territorial services to military and civil authorities in their area.

Geographic Distribution

Footnotes

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