Ministry of Armed Forces (France)

Ministry of Armed Forces
French: Ministère des Armées
	Official logotype
Ministry overview
Formed	31 October 1947
Preceding agencies	Ministry of War; Ministry of the Navy; Ministry of the Air;
Jurisdiction	Government of France
Headquarters	Hôtel de Brienne; Paris 7e, French Republic; - Hexagone Balard; Paris 15e, French Republic; 48°51′35″N 2°19′10″E; 48°50′8″N 2°16′34″E
Employees	271,268
Annual budget	€54.494 billion
Ministers responsible	Sébastien Lecornu; Minister of the Armed Forces;
Ministry executive	Thierry Burkhard, Chief of the Defence Staff;
Website	www.defense.gouv.fr

The Ministry of Armed Forces (French: Ministère des Armées, lit. 'Ministry of the Armies') is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of managing the French Armed Forces inside and outside French soil. Its head is the Minister of the Armed Forces. From 1947 until 2017, the Ministry was designated the Ministry of Defence (French: Ministère de la Défense). It is France's ministry of defence.

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