Corps of Bridges, Waters and Forests (France)

The term Corps of Ingénieurs des ponts et chaussées called in France the group of senior officials who were active as bridges and road construction engineers in the civil service (or in related subjects such as channel, water or dikes, etc.). This group was one of the numerous corps, in which the French civil service is divided by training and / or their tasks and area of ​​responsibility. Among the techniques, the Corps was often only briefly Corps des ponts et chaussées however, called the oldest, which was highly regarded. In the course of technical development, the responsibilities were further extended accordingly.

The engineers of the Corps des ponts et chaussées were mostly graduates of the Ecole polytechnique and then the École nationale des ponts et chaussées.

The Corps can be traced back to 1669 by Jean -Baptiste Colbert under Louis XIV created position of state Commissaire des ponts et chaussées (about: Commissioner for bridge and road ). On this basis, in 1716, under Louis XV. the Corps des Ingénieurs des ponts et chaussées set.

In October 2009, the Corps des Ingénieurs des ponts et chaussées (IPC ) was merged with the Corps of Ingénieurs du genie rural, des eaux et Forestry ( IGREF ) (about: Engineers of Agronomy, lakes and forests ), which together now, the Corps of ingénieurs des ponts, des eaux et Forestry ( IPEF ) form. Students of Civil Aviation are trained in the École nationale de l' aviation civile ..