List of French Army Regiments

The following is a current list of regiments of the French Army.

="Metropolitain" (Regular troops)=

"Infanterie" (Infantry)

*"1er Régiment d'Infanterie" (1st Infantry Regiment), "1ere Brigade Méchanisée" (1st Mechanized Brigade) - Sarrebourg
*"1er Régiment de Tirailleurs" (1st Riflemen Regiment), "1ere Brigade Méchanisée" (1st Mechaznized Brigade) - Epinal
*"16e Bataillon de Chasseurs" (16th "Hunter" Battalion), "2e Brigade Blindée" (2nd Armored Brigade) - Saarburg (GER)
*"22e Bataillon d'Infanterie" (22nd Infantry Battalion), "Unité de Soutien de la Région Sud Est" (Support Unit of the South East District) - Lyon (69)
*"35e Régiment d'Infanterie" (35th Infantry Regiment), "7e Brigade Blindée" (7th Armored Brigade) - Belfort
*"43e Régiment d'Infanterie" (43rd Infantry Regiment), "Unité de Soutien du Commandement de la Force d'Action Terrestre" (Support Unit of the "Operations" Branch of the Army) - Lille
*"57e Bataillon d'Infanterie" (57th Infantry Battalion), "Unité de Soutien de la Région Sud Ouest" (Support Unit of the South West District) - Bordeaux
*"92e Régiment d'Infanterie" (92nd Infantry Regiment), "3e Brigade Mécanisée" (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - Clermond Ferrand
*"110e Régiment d'Infanterie" (110th Infantry Regiment), "Brigade Franco-Allemande" (Joint French-German Brigade) - Donaueschingen (GER)
*"126e Régiment d'Infanterie" (126th Infantry Regiment), "3e Brigade Mécanisée" (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - Brive
*"132e Bataillon Cynophile" (132nd Dog Battalion), "Unités d'entrainement et de formation" (Training Unit) - Suippes
*"152e Régiment d'Infantrie" (152nd Infantry Regiment), "7e Brigade Blindée" (7th Armored Brigade) - Colmar

"Parachutistes" (Airborne)

*"1er Régiment de Chasseurs Parachutistes" (1st Airborne "Hunter" Regiment), "11e Brigade Parachutiste" (11th Airborne Brigade) - Pamiers

"Troupes de Montagne" (Mountain Troops)

*"7e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins" (7th Alpine "Hunter" Battalion), "27e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne" (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Bourg St. Maurice
*"13e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins" (13th Alpine "Hunter" Battalion), "27e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne" (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Barby
*"27e Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins" (27th Alpine "Hunter" Battalion), "27e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne" (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade) - Cran Gevrier

"Arme Blindée Cavalerie" (Armored Cavalry)

*"1er Régiment de Spahis" (1st "Spahis" Regiment), "6e Brigade Légère Blindée" - Valence (26)
*"1er Régiment de Chasseurs d'Afrique" (1st African "Hunter" Regiment), "Unité d'entrainement et de formation" (Training Unit) - Canjuers
*"1er-2e Régiment de Chasseurs" (1st-2nd "Hunter" Regiment), "7e Brigade Blindée" (7th Armored Brigade) - Thierville
*"1er-11e Régiment de Cuirassiers" (1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment), "3e Brigade Mécanisée" (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - Carpiagne
*"2e Régiment de Hussards" (2nd Hussard Regiment), "Brigade de Renseignement" (Intelligence Brigade) - Sourdun
*"2e Régiment de Dragons NBC" (2nd NBC Dragoon Regiment), "Brigade du Génie" (Engineer Brigade) - Fontevraud
*"3e Régiment de Hussard" (3rd Hussard Regiment), "Brigade Franco-Allemande" (Joint French-German Brigade) - Immendingen (GER)
*"4e Escadron de Hussard" (4th Hussard Squadron), "Unité de Soutien de la Région Nord Est" (Support Unit of the North East District) - Metz
*"6e-12e Régiment de Cuirassiers" (6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment), "2e Brigade Blindée" (2nd Armored Brigade) - Olivet
*"501e-503e Régiment de Chars" (501st-503rd Tank Regiment), "1ere Brigade Mécanisée" (1st Mechanized Brigade) - Mourmelon

"Parachutistes" (Airborne)

*"1er Régiment de Hussards Parachutistes" (1st Airborne Hussard Regiment), "11e Brigade Parachutiste" (11th Airborne Brigade) - Tarbes
*"13e Régiment de Dragons Parachutistes" (13th Airborne Dragoon Regiment), "Brigade des Forces Spéciales" (Special Forces Brigade) - Dieuze

"Troupes de Montagne" (Mountain Troops)

*"4e Régiment de Chasseurs à Cheval" (4th Mounted "Hunter" Regiment), "27e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne" (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade)

"Artillerie" (Artillery)

*"1er Régiment d'Artillerie" (1st Artillery Regiment), "Brigade d'Artillerie" (Artillery Brigade) - Belfort
*"8e Régiment d'Artillerie" (8th Artillery Regiment), "7e Brigade Blindée" (7th Armored Brigade) - Commercy
*"12e Régiment d'Artillerie" (12th Artillery Regiment), "Brigade d'Artillerie" (Artillery Brigade) - Haguenau
*"16e Groupe d'Artillerie" (16th Artillery Battalion), "Unité de Soutien de la Région Nord Ouest" (Support Unit of the North West District) - Rennes
*"17e Groupe d'Artillerie" (17th Artillery Battalion), "Unité d'entrainement et de formation" (Training Unit) - Biscarrosse
*"28e Groupe Géographique" (28th "Mapping" Battalion), "Brigade du Génie" (Engineer Brigade) - Joingny
*"40e Régiment d'Artillerie" (40th Artillery Regiment), "1ere Brigade Mécanisée" (1st Mechanized Brigade) - Suippes
*"54e Régiment d'Artillerie" (54th Artillery Regiment), "Brigade d'Artillerie" (Artillery Brigade) - Hyers
*"57e Régiment d'Artillerie" (57th Artillery Regiment), "Brigade d'Artillerie" (Artillery Brigade) - Bitche
*"61e Régiment d'Artillerie" (61st Artillery Regiment), "Brigade de Renseignement" (Intelligence Brigade) - Chaumont
*"68e Régiment d'Artillerie d'Afrique" (68th African Artillery Regiment), "3e Brigade Mécanisée" (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - La Valbonne
*"402e Régiment d'Artillerie" (402nd Artllery Regiment), "Brigade d'Artillerie" (Artillery Brigade) - Chalons-en-Champagne

"Parachutistes" (Airborne)

*"35e Régiment d'Artillerie Parachutiste" (35th Airborne Artillery Regiment), "11e Brigade Parachutiste" (11th Airorne Brigade) - Tarbes

"Troupes de Montagne" (Mountain Troops)

*"93e Régiment d'Artillerie de Montagne" (93rd Mountain Artillery Regiment), "27e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne" (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade)

"Génie" (Engineers)

*"1er Régiment du Génie" (1st Engineer Regiment), "Brigade du Génie" (Engineer Brigade) - Illkirch
*"2e Régiment du Génie" (2nd Engineer Regiment), "Brigade du Génie" (Engineer Brigade) - Metz
*"3e Régiment du Génie" (3rd Engineer Regiment), "1ere Brigade Mécanisée" (1st Mechanized Brigade) - Charleville
*"5e Régiment du Génie" (5th Engineer Regiment), "Brigade du Génie" (Engineer Brigade) - Versailles
*"6e Régiment du Génie" (6th Engineer Regiment), "9e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine" (9th Light Armored Marine Brigade) - Angers
*"13e Régiment du Génie" (13th Engineer Regiment), "2e Brigade Blindée" (2nd Armored Brigade) - Le Valdahon
*"19e Régiment du Génie" (19th Engineer Regiment), "7e Brigade Blindée" (7th Armored Brigade) - Besançon
*"31e Régiment du Génie" (31st Engineer Regiment), "3e Brigade Mécanisée" (3rd Mechanized Brigade) - Castelsarrasin

"Parachutistes"

*"17e Régiment du Génie Parachutiste" (17th Engineer Airborne Regiment), "11e Brigade Parachutiste" (11th Airborne Brigade) - Montauban

"Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre (ALAT)" (Army Aviation)

*"1er Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat" (1st Combat Helicopter Regiment), "4e Brigade Aéromobile" (4th Airmobile Brigade) - Phalsbourg
*"3e Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat" (3rd Combat Helicopter Regiment), "4e Brigade Aéromobile" (4th Airmobile Brigade) - Etain
*"5e Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat" (5th Combat Helicopter Regiment), "4e Brigade Aéromobile" (4th Airmobile Brigade) - Pau
*"Détachement ALAT des Opérations Spéciales" (Army Aviation Special Operations Detachment), "Brigade des Forces Spéciales" (Special Forces Brigade) - Pau
*"Groupement Aéromobile du Renseignement" (Airmobile Intelligence Group), "Brigade de Renseignements" (Intelligence Brigade)

"Transmissions" (Signals)

*"6e Régiment de Transmissions" (6th Signal Regiment), "Brigade de Transmissions" (Signal Brigade) - Douai
*"8e Régiment de Transmissions" (8th Signal Regiment) - Suresnes
*"18e Régiment de Transmissions" (18th Signal Regiment), "Brigade de Transmissions" (Signal Brigade) - Breteville sur Odon
*"28e Régiment de Transmissions" (28th Signal Regiment), "Brigade de Transmissions" (Signal Brigade) - Issoire
*"40e Régiment de Transmissions" (40th Signal Regiment), "Brigade de Transmissions" (Signal Brigade) - Thionville
*"41e Régiment de Transmissions" (41st Signal Regiment) - Senlis
*"42e Régiment de Transmissions" (42nd Signal Regiment), "Brigade de Transmissions" (Signal Brigade) - Laval
*"43e Bataillon de Transmissions" (43rd Signal Battalion) - Orleans
*"44e Régiment de Transmissions" (44th Signal Regiment), "Brigade de Renseignement" (Intelligence Brigade) - Mutzig
*"48e Régiment de Transmissions" (48th Signal Regiment), "Brigade de Transmissions" (Signal Brigade) - Agen
*"53e Régiment de Transmissions" (53rd Signal Regiment), "Brigade de Transmissions" (Signal Brigade) - Luneville
*"54e Régiment de Transmissions" (54th Signal Regiment), "Brigade de Renseignement" (Intelligence Brigade) - Haguenau

"Train" (Transportation)

*"7e Bataillon du Train" (7th Transportation Battalion), "Unité de Soutien de l'Etat-Major de Force 1" (Support Unit of the 1st Headquarters) - Besancon
*"15e Bataillon du Train" (15th Transportation Battalion), "Unité de Soutien de l'Etat-Major de Force 4" (Support Unit of the 4th Headquarters) - Limoges
*"121e Régiment du Train" (121st Transportation Regiment), "1ere Brigade Logistique" (1st Logistics Brigade) - Linas-Montlhery
*"503e Régiment du Train" (503rd Transportation Regiment), "2e Brigade Logistique" (2nd Logistics Brigade) - Bordeaux
*"511e Régiment du Train" (511th Transportation Regiment), "1ere Brigade Logistique" (1st Logistics Brigade) - Auxonne
*"515e Régiment du Train" (515th Transportation Regiment), "2e Brigade Logistique" (2nd Logistics Brigade) - Angouleme
*"516e Régiment du Train" (516th Transportation Regiment), "1ere Brigade Logistique" (1st Logistics Brigade) - Toul
*"517e Régiment du Train" (517th Transportation Regiment), "2e Brigade Logistique" (2nd Logistics Brigade) - La Martinerie
*"526e Bataillon du Train" (526th Transportation Battalion), "Unité de Soutien de la Région Ile de France" (Support Unit of the Paris District) - St-Germain-en-Laye
*"601e Régiment de Circulation Routière" (601st Traffic Management Regiment), "1ere Brigade Logistique" (1st Logistics Brigade) - Arras

"Parachutistes" (Airborne)

*"1er Régiment du Train Parachutiste" (1st Airborne Transportation Regiment), "11e Brigade Parachutiste" (11th Airborne Brigade) - Toulouse

"Matériel" (Quartmaster)

*"1er Régiment du Matériel" (1st Quartmaster Regiment), "1ere Brigade Logistique" (1st Logistics Brigade) - Metz-Woippy
*"2e Régiment du Matériel" (2nd Quartmaster Regiment), "2e Brigade Logistique" (2nd Logstics Brigade) - Bruz
*"3e Régiment du Matériel" (3rd Quartmaster Regiment), "2e Brigade Logistique" (2nd Logstics Brigade) - Toulouse
*"4e Régiment du Matériel" (4th Quartmaster Regiment), "2e Brigade Logistique" (2nd Logstics Brigade) - Nimes
*"6e Régiment du Matériel" (6th Quartmaster Regiment), "1ere Brigade Logistique" (1st Logistics Brigade) - Phalsbourg
*"7e Régiment du Matériel" (7th Quartmaster Regiment), "2e Brigade Logistique" (2nd Logstics Brigade) - Lyon
*"8e Régiment du Matériel" (8th Quartmaster Regiment), "1ere Brigade Logistique" (1st Logistics Brigade) - Mourmelon

Other

*"Groupement de Receuil de l'Information" (Information Gathering Group), "Brigade du Renseignement" (Intelligence Brigade)
*"1er Régiment Médical" (1st Medical Regiment), "1ere Brigade Logistique" (1st Logistics Brigade) - Metz
*"2e Régiment Médical" (2nd Medical Regiment), "2e Brigade Logistique" (2nd Logstics Brigade) - Lyon
*"Escadron d'Eclairage" (Scouting Troop), "2e Brigade Blindée" (2nd Armored Brigade) - Orléans
*"Escadron d'Eclairage" (Scouting Troop), "7e Brigade Blindée" (7th Armored Brigade) - Verdun

="Troupes de Marine" (Marine Troops)=

"Infanterie" (Infantry)

*"2e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine" (2nd Marine Infantry Regiment), "9e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine" (9th Light Armored Marine Brigade) - Le Mans
*"3e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine" (3rd Marine Infantry Regiment), "9e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine" (9th Light Armored Marine Brigade) - Vannes
*"6e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine" (6th Marine Infantry Battalion), "Unités en Pays Africain" (Units in Africa) - Libreville (Gabon)
*"9e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine" (9th Marine Infantry Regiment), "Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français" (Units in French territories outside France) - Cayenne (French Guyana)
*"21e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine" (21st Marine Infantry Regiment), "6e Brigade Légère Blindée" (6th Light Armored Brigade) - Fréjus (83)
*"22e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine" (22nd Marine Infantry Battalion), "Unité de Soutien de l'Etat-Major de Force 2" (Support Unit of the 2nd Headquarters) - Nantes
*"23e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine" (23rd Marine Infantry Battalion), "Unités en Pays Africain" (Units in Africa) - Dakar (Senegal)
*"33e Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine" (33rd Marine Infantry Regiment), "Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français" (Units in French territories outside France) - Martinique
*"41e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine" (41st Marine Infantry Battalion), "Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français" (Units in French territories outside France) - Guadeloupe
*"43e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine" (43rd Marine Infantry Battalion), "Unités en Pays Africain" (Units in Africa) - Ivory Coast
*"72e Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine" (72nd Marine Infantry Battalion), "Unité de Soutien de l'Etat-Major de Force 3" (Support Unit of the 3rd Headquarters)
*"Régiment de Marche du Tchad" (Marching Regiment of Chad), "2e Brigade Blindée" (2nd Armored Brigade) - Noyon
*"Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique-Nouvelle Calédonie"' (Marine Infantry Regiment of the Pacific-New Caledonia), "Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français" (Units in French territories outside France) - Nouméa
*"Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine du Pacifique-Polynésie" (Marine Infantry Regiment of the Pacific-Polynesia), "Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français" (Units in French territories outside France) - Papeete

"Parachutistes" (Airborne)

*"1er Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine" (1st Marine Infantry Airborne Regiment), "Brigade des Forces Spéciales" (Special Forces Brigade) - Bayonne
*"2e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine" (2nd Marine Infantry Airborne Regiment), "Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français" (Units in French territories outside France) - Réunion
*"3e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine", (3rd Marine Infantry Airborne Regiment), "11e Brigade Parachutiste" (11th Airborne Brigade) - Carcassonne
*"8e Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine", (8th Marine Infantry Airborne Regiment), "11e Brigade Parachutiste" (11th Airborne Brigade) - Castres

"Unités Blindées" (Armored Units)

Note: These units are technicly part of the infantry but operate and use equipement similar to the "Arme Blindée Cavalry" (Armored Cavalry). Like the US Marine Corps, the "Troupes de Marine" do not use the defiition "Cavalry".
*"1er Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine" (1st Marine Infantry Regiment), "9e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine" (9th Light Armored Marine Brigade) - Angouleme
*"Régiment d'Infanterie-Chars de Marine" (Marine Infantry-Tank Regiment), "9e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine" (9th Light Armored Marine Brigade) - Poitiers

"Artillerie" (Artillery)

*"1er Régiment d'Artilerie de Marine" (1st Marine Artillery Regiment), "2e Brigade Blindée" (2nd Armored Brigade) - Laon
*"3e Régiment d'Artilerie de Marine" (3rd Marine Artillery Regiment), "6e Brigade Légère Blindée" (6th Light Armored Brigade) - Canjuers
*"11e Régiment d'Artilerie de Marine" (11th Marine Artillery Regiment), "9e Brigade Légère Blindée de Marine" (9th Light Armored Marine Brigade) - St. Aubin du Cormier ="Légion Etrangère" (Foreign Legion)=

"Infanterie" (Infantry)

*"2e Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie" (2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment), "6e Brigade Légère Blindée" (6th Light Armored Brigade) - Nimes
*"3e Régiment Etranger d'Infanterie" (3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment), "Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français" (Units in French territories outside France) - Kourou (French Guyana)
*"4e Régiment Etranger" (4th Foreign Regiment)
*"13e Demi-Brigade de la Légion Etrangère" (13th Half-Brigade of the Foreign Legion), "Unités en Pays Africain" (Units in Africa) - Djibouti
*"Détachement de la Légion Etrangère à Mayotte" (Foreign Legion Detachment of Mayotte), "Unités des départements et territoires d'Outre Mer Français" (Units in French territories outside France) - Mayotte

"Parachutistes" (Airborne)

*"2e Régiment Etranger Parachutiste" (2nd Airborne Foreign Regiment), "11e Brigade Parachutiste" (11th Airborne Brigade) - Calvi

"Arme Blindée Cavalerie" (Armored Cavalry)

*"1er Régiment Etranger de Cavalerie" (1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment), "6e Brigade Légère Blindée" (6th Light Armored Brigade) - Orange

"Génie" (Engineers)

*"1er Régiment Etranger du Génie" (1st Foreign Engineer Regiment), "6e Brigade Légère Blindée (6th Light Armored Brigade) - Laudun
*"2e Régiment Etranger du Génie" (2nd Foreign Engineer Regiment), "27e Brigade d'Infanterie de Montagne" (27th Mountain Infantry Brigade)

Notes

Year founded:
*1635 1st Cuirassier Regiment (France) carried on by the 1st Cuirassier Squadrons Group of the 1st-11th Cuirassier Regiment.
*1635 6th Cuirassier Regiment (France) carried on by merged with the 12th Cuirassier Regiment to form the 6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment
*1645 3rd Cuirassier Regiment (France) carried on by the 2nd Squadron of the 5th Cuirassier Regiment and the E.E.D. of the 57th D.B.
*1676 13th Parachute Dragoon Regiment founded as a Dragoon Regiment
*1684 Saintonge Regiment carried on by the 82éme Regiment of Infantry.
*1688 12th Cuirassier Regiment (France) carried on by the 6th Cuirassier Regiment to form the 6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment.
*1690 Royal Suédois regiment flag and traditions carried on by company in the French Army’s 4th Infantry Regiment.
*1720 1st Parachute Hussar Regiment