Corps des ponts et chaussées

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The Corps des ponts et chaussées is a historic French civil engineering corps responsible for the design, construction, and maintenance of the nation’s infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and waterways.

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instanceOf French technical civil service corps
engineering corps
country France
employs bridge engineers
civil engineers
public works engineers
field civil engineering
hydraulic engineering
infrastructure engineering
transport engineering
hasNotableMember Albert Caquot NERFINISHED
Dominique de Villepin NERFINISHED
Ferdinand de Lesseps NERFINISHED
Gaspard de Prony NERFINISHED
Henri Navier NERFINISHED
Jean Résal NERFINISHED
Jean-Rodolphe Perronet NERFINISHED
Jules Dupuit NERFINISHED
Louis Armand NERFINISHED
Louis Vicat NERFINISHED
Marcel Boiteux NERFINISHED
Michel Rocard NERFINISHED
Pierre Massé NERFINISHED
Pierre-Simon Girard NERFINISHED
historicalRole development of French bridge engineering
development of inland navigation network in France
development of national road network in France
jurisdiction French government NERFINISHED
languageOfWork French
nativeName Corps des ponts et chaussées NERFINISHED
partOf French civil service
French state technical corps NERFINISHED
responsibleFor construction of bridges in France
construction of canals in France
construction of roads in France
design of bridges in France
design of canals in France
design of roads in France
maintenance of bridges in France
maintenance of roads in France
maintenance of waterways in France
public works infrastructure in France
sector public works
transport infrastructure
water management
selectionMethod competitive examination
shortName Ponts et chaussées NERFINISHED
trainingInstitution École nationale des ponts et chaussées NERFINISHED
École polytechnique NERFINISHED

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Minister of Public Works (France) associatedWith Corps des ponts et chaussées
this entity surface form: Corps des Ponts et Chaussées
Albert Caquot employer Corps des ponts et chaussées
this entity surface form: French Ministry of Public Works
Jean-Rodolphe Perronet employer Corps des ponts et chaussées
Jules Dupuit employer Corps des ponts et chaussées
Paul-Martin Gallocher de Lagalisserie employer Corps des ponts et chaussées
this entity surface form: French public works administration