If someone says country guard, what do you think of? The countryside, summer holidays in the last century, the world of Pagnol or even that of Louis de Funès often come to mind. In short, not much to do with Île-de-France. And yet. “There is a real revival of interest in these professionals whose investigative powers are different from those of the municipal police,” notes the Paris Region Institute (IPR) in a study on the local treatment of environmental delinquency.
Even in a very urban environment. The proof, Rueil-Malmaison (Hauts-de-Seine), Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (Val-de-Marne) or Le Vésinet (Yvelines) have brought them up to date. In Val-d'Oise, Ézanville has one and Écouen intends to have his own. Even Cergy (63,000 inhabitants) is looking to recruit!
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