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Mobile brigades in the west and south of the department, a new fixed brigade planned in the Albigensian conurbation: La Dépêche du Midi takes stock of the strengthening of the resources of the gendarmerie announced in June 2022 by President Macron during his visit to the Tarn.
Creation of three new brigades, “around thirty additional gendarmes”: the strengthening of the resources of the Tarn gendarmerie was announced by Emmanuel Macron during his visit to the department, in Gaillac and Puycelsi, in June 2022.
This trip by the President of the Republic focused on security in rural areas, with the announcement of the creation of 200 new gendarmerie brigades throughout the national territory in order to offer residents “public services such as the deposit of complaint or reception of victims” and to strengthen “the presence of law enforcement in peri-urban and rural areas”. Two and a half years later, where are we in the Tarn?
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The Bastides mobile brigade
This is the first of three new units to have seen the light of day: the Bastides mobile brigade, which covers the north-west of the department, was officially created on September 1 within the Gaillac gendarmerie company. It currently has 4 soldiers out of the 6 planned in the long term. The latter have temporary offices on the Castelnau-de-Montmiral brigade site, which should be inaugurated in the coming weeks in the presence of the Tarn prefect.
The soldiers of the Bastides do not have a “gend truck”, these vans specially designed for the new mobile brigades, but travel to the most remote communes and are on duty in the France Services areas. “Besides that, they also have an environmental theme,” indicates Colonel Jean-Michel Doose, commander of the Tarn gendarmerie group. Illegal dumps, town planning, joint controls with other organizations: the military will provide their expertise on all procedures related to the environment.
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The Brassac mobile brigade
This is also the role that the Brassac mobile brigade will play in the south of the department. Its implementation is planned for the second half of 2025. It should ultimately have six soldiers. The buildings of the current Brassac territorial brigade, which are old, will be rebuilt and will also accommodate the new mobile brigade. While waiting for this work to be finalized, the gendarmerie plans to rent offices for the soldiers of the new unit, explains Colonel Doose.
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Major works in Carlus
Finally, the “fixed” brigade which will be located in Carlus, in the Albigensian metropolitan area, will accommodate offices and housing for 10 soldiers and their families. The land has already been identified, above the town stadium. Discussions “are underway” on the financial package of the project.
The dates have not yet been finalized but the barracks could be built by 2026-2027. The gendarmes of this new brigade will intervene in particular in the peri-urban communities south of Albi.
