Hexagone Balard

The Site of Balard or commonly Hexagone Balard is the headquarters of the French Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Armed Forces. Inaugurated in 2015, more than 9,300 personnel from the French Army, French Navy, French Air Force and Direction générale de l'armement have moved into this building, from previously separate headquarters for each service branch. The seven-story command and control center was built on 41 acres around a former army air base near the Balard (Paris Métro) in the 15th arrondissement.[1][2]

Site of Balard Site de Balard (fr)
General information
Status	Complete
Location	Paris
Coordinates	48°50′08″N 2°16′34″E
Current tenants	Ministry of the Armed Forces
Construction started	2012
Completed	5 November 2015
Cost	€4.2 billion
Owner	French Republic
Dimensions
Other dimensions	420 000 m²
Technical details
Floor area	13.5 ha

As a military base, the command of the site is handed over to the Major General of the Defence Staff, deputy to the Chief of the Defence Staff.

The entire building along with all other military-related buildings in France have been censored on google earth and street view.

Headquarters

The site serves as the primary headquarters of the Armed Forces. As such, the entirety of the command structure of the military is housed here:

• Chief of the Defence Staff
  • Major General of the Defence Staff
• Chief of Staff of the Army
  • Major General of the Army
• Chief of Staff of the Navy
  • Major General of the Navy
• Chief of Staff of the Air Force
  • Major General of the Air Force

However, the civil administration of the Ministry and the Minister are still headquartered at the Hôtel de Brienne in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Hexagone Balard in 2016

References

1. "France's New Defense Building, Inspired by the Pentagon, Is … a Hexagon". 13 November 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2017 – via Slate.
2. "Hexagone Balard 2015". Government of France. Retrieved 7 February 2019.