According to figures from the Ministry of the Interior, the French department with the highest number of municipal police officers was Bouches-du-Rhône, located in southeastern France (), followed by Alpes-Maritimes, located in the same region (). In contrast, there were no municipal police officers in Creuse, and only ** in Lozère, the two least populated departments in the country.
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Ministry of the Interior (France). (May 5, 2025). Number of municipal police officers in France in 2023, by department [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1368022/municipal-police-workforce-france-department/
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Number of municipal police officers in France in 2023, by department [Graph], Ministry of the Interior (France), May 5, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1368022/municipal-police-workforce-france-department/