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536:
434:
The maritime prefect has general police powers and oversees the defense of sovereign rights and the interests of the Nation, the maintenance of public order, the safeguarding of persons and property, the protection environment and the coordination of the fight against illicit activities.
446:, who combines this civil function with the military powers of "commander of the maritime zone" (operational control of the forces deployed in the maritime zone) and "commander of the maritime district" (commands naval units not under another command).
430:
The prefect maritime is the representative of the State at sea, government delegate and direct representative of the Prime
Minister and each of the ministers. It is vested with "authority in all areas where State action is exercised at sea".
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to unify the command of harbours (civil administrator) and the command of the Navy (admiral). Two additional maritime prefects were based in
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145:
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who exercises authority over the sea in a particular region known as a maritime prefecture (
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Philippe
Dutrieux, following the 1924 unification of the commanding position at
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332:
107:
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419:
383:
368:
510:
344:
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As of 2019, the three maritime prefects in metropolitan France are:
608:
Directorate general for
Maritime affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture
576:
of the
English Channel and North Sea (former captain of the
40:
378:, but are administered by the departments' respective
27:
Prefect in charge of a French maritime arrondissement
319:). As of 2024, there are three maritime prefects in
359:The dignity was created on 27 April 1800 under the
499:holds the title of Commander for the Atlantic (
280:
8:
642:
640:
638:
374:Maritime prefectures exist in each of the
287:
273:
29:
618:Coastguard Service of the French Customs
596:, Maritime prefect for the Mediterranean
634:
532:
527:Commandant en chef pour la Méditerranée
237:
169:
153:
132:
72:
51:
32:
623:Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer
477:and prefecture at Cherbourg (COMNORD)
7:
725:"Préfet Maritime de la Méditerranée"
689:"Préfet Maritime Manche Mer du Nord"
501:Commandant en chef pour l'Atlantique
376:five overseas departments of France
25:
707:"Préfet Maritime de l'Atlantique"
561:Alain Dumontet, commander of the
585:
535:
523:Commander for the Mediterranean
1:
649:Préfet Maritime d'Atlanticue
426:Duties and responsibilities
785:
438:The maritime prefect is a
178:History of the French Navy
450:List of maritime prefects
183:Future of the French Navy
162:Ranks in the French Navy
647:"Le Préfet Maritime."
311:) is a servant of the
46:
45:Naval Ensign of France
754:French civil servants
653:Retrieved 2023-02-17.
563:Force d'Action Navale
558:vice-amiral d'escadre
544:Capitaine de Vaisseau
515:Vice-amiral d'escadre
493:Vice-amiral d'escadre
467:Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
325:Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
44:
613:Maritime Gendarmerie
542:From left to right:
188:Ensigns and pennants
125:Maritime Gendarmerie
521:holds the title of
321:metropolitan France
317:Préfecture maritime
146:Current deployments
764:Admirals of France
749:France and the Sea
517:Gilles Boidevezi,
81:Naval Action Force
47:
578:Charles De Gaulle
552:Charles De Gaulle
549:(captain of the
507:Mediterranean Sea
349:Mediterranean Sea
313:French government
297:
296:
218:Ships of the line
16:(Redirected from
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733:
732:
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666:. Archived from
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570:Édouard Guillaud
539:
485:Château de Brest
361:French Consulate
301:maritime prefect
289:
282:
275:
256:Legion of Honour
113:Marine Commandos
86:Submarine Forces
65:Maritime Prefect
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574:Préfet maritime
540:
495:Olivier Lebas,
452:
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367:until 1927 and
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309:Préfet maritime
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230:Historic fleets
118:Naval Fusiliers
60:Naval Ministers
28:
23:
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18:Préfet maritime
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12:
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5:
782:
780:
772:
771:
766:
761:
756:
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731:on 2019-05-11.
716:
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698:
695:on 2019-05-11.
680:
664:"Commandement"
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603:
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481:Atlantic Ocean
478:
451:
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400:Fort-de-France
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341:Atlantic Ocean
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251:Military Medal
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193:Historic ships
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103:Naval Aviation
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83:
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388:French Guiana
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223:Sail frigates
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672:. Retrieved
668:the original
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556:
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547:Xavier Magne
543:
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440:flag officer
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373:
371:until 1941.
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246:Cross of War
64:
759:French Navy
580:1999–2001).
471:Vice-amiral
444:French Navy
408:Saint-Denis
392:Basse-Terre
323:, based in
198:Battleships
34:French Navy
743:Categories
674:2019-05-14
629:References
519:ex-officio
503:, CECLANT)
497:ex-officio
404:Martinique
396:Guadeloupe
213:Submarines
208:Destroyers
73:Components
529:, CECMED)
463:North Sea
416:Mamoudzou
365:Rochefort
333:North Sea
154:Personnel
133:Equipment
602:See also
592:Admiral
380:prefects
203:Cruisers
108:FORFUSCO
475:Dunkirk
459:Channel
442:in the
420:Mayotte
412:RĂ©union
384:Cayenne
369:Lorient
355:History
329:Channel
261:Ribbons
170:History
52:Command
565:, and
511:Toulon
345:Toulon
343:) and
305:French
238:Awards
489:Brest
337:Brest
461:and
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