Saint-Tropez

The Gendarme film series mostly take place in and around the coastal town of Saint-Tropez, located on the so called French Riviera, about 68 kilometers (42 miles) west of the city of Nice.

Originally a fishing village and military stronghold, after the WWII, it became an internationally renown seaside resort.

The building of the Saint-Tropez gendarmerie whose exterior is one of the main sceneries for the films is located on Blanqui square, not far from the town port. Nowadays, the edifice is turned into a police and cinema museum.

Many scenes with sergeant Cruchot and his colleagues of the police troop are taken in front of that facade.