This office was first held by Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie, who had 44 commissaires de police (police commissioners) under his authority. In 1709, these commissioners were assisted by inspecteurs de police (police inspectors). The city of Paris was divided into 16 districts policed by the commissaires, each assigned to a particular district and assisted by a growing bureaucracy. The scheme of the Paris police force was extended to the rest of France by a royal edict of October 1699, resulting in the creation of lieutenants general of police in all large French cities and towns. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was Paris's first head of police? ANS1 Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie QSN2 How many commissioners worked under Reynie? ANS2 44 QSN3 How many policing districts was Paris divided into? ANS3 16 QSN4 When was Paris's police system expanded to the rest of France? ANS4 October 1699 QSN5 When were police inspectors added to Paris's police? ANS5 1709