Hexagone Balard

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Hexagone Balard is the main defense complex in Paris that serves as the central hub for France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces and top military command.

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Label Occurrences
Hexagone Balard canonical 3
Balard complex 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf defense headquarters
government building
office complex
alsoKnownAs Balardgon
architect Nicolas Michelin
architecturalStyle contemporary architecture
constructionStartDate 2011
coordinatesRole management of overseas operations
strategic planning of French armed forces
country France
designedFor consolidation of defense administration
improved inter-service coordination
function central headquarters of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces
command center for French military operations
hasAddress Boulevard Victor, 75015 Paris, France
hasGreenSpaces internal courtyards and gardens
hasHelipad yes
hasParkingFacility yes
hasPart command and control facilities
meeting and conference rooms
offices
security and access control zones
hasSecurityPerimeter fenced and controlled access
inauguratedBy François Hollande
inception 2015
locatedIn Paris
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory 15th arrondissement of Paris
locatedInNeighborhood Balard district
locatedNear Balard metro station
namedAfter its hexagonal ground plan
occupant Direction générale de l’armement
Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force
surface form: French Air and Space Force high command

French Armed Forces
French Army high command
French Navy high command
Joint Staff of the French Armed Forces
Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
Secretariat-General for Administration
surface form: Secrétariat général pour l’administration (French defense administration secretariat)
openingDate 2015
operator Ministry of the Armed Forces of France
ownedBy French state (partially)
surface form: French state
partOf French national defense infrastructure
region Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
replaces dispersed defense ministry sites in Paris
securityClassification high-security site
shape hexagon

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Joint staff headquartersLocation Hexagone Balard
subject surface form: Joint Staff of the French Armed Forces
French Ministry of Defence complex hasPart Hexagone Balard
this entity surface form: Balard complex
Chef d’état-major des armées seat Hexagone Balard