Military Schools in France

Information about French military academies.

The Army College of Higher Education (CESAT) (French: Collã¨ge d'enseignement supérieur de l'armée de terre) is located within the walls of the École Militaire in Paris. (WEBSITE)
The Army Logistics School (ECA) (French: École des commissaires des armées ) is trains soldiers in the management & logistics and the overall administration of the Army. (WEBSITE)
Ecole de Santé des Armées (Army Medical School) trains doctors and pharmacists destined to serve in the Defence Ministry. (WEBSITE)
The Brest Naval Training Centre (CIN) (French: Centre d'instruction naval de Brest) is one of the main training centres for the French Navy at the Brest Naval Base. (WEBSITE)
Camp Coëtquidan (Camp de Coëtquidan) is a French military educational facility located in Guer, Morbihan department, in Brittany, France. It covers an area of approximately 64 km. (WEBSITE)
Centre for Advanced Military Studies (CHEM) (French: Centre des hautes études militaire) was founded in Paris. (WEBSITE)
The Combined Arms School or Joint Military School (EMIA) (French: École Militaire Interarmes), is a military school for reserve officers and non-commissioned officer. (WEBSITE)
L'École des officiers de la gendarmerie nationale, the French Gendarmerie Nationale Officers School, was created in 1901 and based in the Melun. (WEBSITE)
The École Militaire is a vast complex of buildings housing various military training facilities located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, southeast of the Champ de Mars. (WEBSITE)
The École Navale is the French Naval Academy in charge of the education of the officers of the French Navy. (WEBSITE)
The Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (English: Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence) is a French public institution for expertise and sensitization towards defence matters, founded in 1936. (WEBSITE)
The Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) (Bengali: মিলিটারি ইনস্টিটিউট অফ সায়েন্স অ্যান্ড টেকনোলজি (এমআইএসটি)) was founded in 1998 in Dhaka. (WEBSITE)
The École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées de Bretagne (English: National Institute of Advanced Technologies of Brittany) often referred as ENSTA Bretagne formerly ENSIETA is a French grande école of engineering. (WEBSITE)
The École de Maistrance is the training school for future non-commissioned officers in the French Navy. It was set up in 1988, it is now part of the Brest Naval Training Centre. (WEBSITE)
École polytechnique (also known by the nickname " X ") is a French public institution of higher education and research, located in Palaiseau near Paris. (WEBSITE)
The Senior Officer School (CSEM) (French: Cours supérieur d'état-major) is a higher education of the French Army. It administratively depends on the College of Higher Education of the Army.
The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM, literally the "Special Military School of Saint-Cyr") is the foremost French military academy. It is often referred to as Saint-Cyr. (WEBSITE)
The Air Academy (French: École de l'Air) is a military school and grande école training line officers in the French Air Force. It is located at Salon-de-Provence Air Base in Salon-de-Provence, France. (WEBSITE)
The École de l'infanterie (English: "Infantry School"), formerly known as École d'application de l'infanterie, is a French military academy that trains officers. (WEBSITE)
The Officer School (EEM) (French: École d'état-major) has acquired over the years a unique place in the training of the army officers. (WEBSITE)
The War College (French: École de Guerre) is the highest institution for training senior officers of the French armies. (WEBSITE)

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  • Army Logistics School

    Established: 2013 Salon-de-Provence

    The Army Logistics School (ECA) (French: École des commissaires des armées ) is trains soldiers in the management & logistics and the overall administration of the Army.

    OFFICIAL WEBSITE »
  • Brest Naval Training Centre

    Established: N/A Brest

    The Brest Naval Training Centre (CIN) (French: Centre d'instruction naval de Brest) is one of the main training centres for the French Navy at the Brest Naval Base.

    OFFICIAL WEBSITE »
  • Camp Coëtquidan

    Established: N/A Guer

    Camp Coëtquidan (Camp de Coëtquidan) is a French military educational facility located in Guer, Morbihan department, in Brittany, France. It covers an area of approximately 64 km.

    OFFICIAL WEBSITE »
  • Combined Arms School

    Established: 1942 Morbihan

    The Combined Arms School or Joint Military School (EMIA) (French: École Militaire Interarmes), is a military school for reserve officers and non-commissioned officer.

    OFFICIAL WEBSITE »
  • French Military Academy

    Established: 1750 Paris

    The École Militaire is a vast complex of buildings housing various military training facilities located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, southeast of the Champ de Mars.

    OFFICIAL WEBSITE »
  • Military Institute of Science and Technology

    Established: 1998 Dhaka

    The Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) (Bengali: মিলিটারি ইনস্টিটিউট অফ সায়েন্স অ্যান্ড টেকনোলজি (এমআইএসটি)) was founded in 1998 in Dhaka.

    OFFICIAL WEBSITE »
  • Polytechnic School

    Established: 1794 Palaiseau

    École polytechnique (also known by the nickname " X ") is a French public institution of higher education and research, located in Palaiseau near Paris.

    OFFICIAL WEBSITE »
  • Senior Officer School

    Established: 1980 Paris

    The Senior Officer School (CSEM) (French: Cours supérieur d'état-major) is a higher education of the French Army. It administratively depends on the College of Higher Education of the Army.

  • The Air Academy

    Established: 1933 Salon-de-Provence

    The Air Academy (French: École de l'Air) is a military school and grande école training line officers in the French Air Force. It is located at Salon-de-Provence Air Base in Salon-de-Provence, France.

    OFFICIAL WEBSITE »
  • The Infantry School

    Established: 1946 Draguignan

    The École de l'infanterie (English: "Infantry School"), formerly known as École d'application de l'infanterie, is a French military academy that trains officers.

    OFFICIAL WEBSITE »
  • The Officer School

    Established: 1766 Saumur

    The Officer School (EEM) (French: École d'état-major) has acquired over the years a unique place in the training of the army officers.

    OFFICIAL WEBSITE »
  • The War College

    Established: 2011 Paris

    The War College (French: École de Guerre) is the highest institution for training senior officers of the French armies.

    OFFICIAL WEBSITE »

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