Ministère de la Défense
Government AdministrationÎle-de-France, France10001+ Employees
The Ministère des Armées is a French government department within the Government Administration sector, responsible for defense and security. It is located at 60 Boulevard du Général Martial Valin, Paris, 75015, Île-de-France. Its mandate includes protecting the territory, the population, and French interests, and it engages with international frameworks such as NATO and regional defense arrangements. The ministry defines national defense and security strategy around five strategic functions: know and anticipate, prevent, deter, protect, and intervene, and it carries out public service missions while supporting or substituting for actions of other ministries on the national territory and abroad. The organization employs over 10,001 staff and maintains a public website at defense.gouv.fr.