Editing Brigade (section)

===France===
On 1 January 1791, France replaced the word "Regiment" that had been associated with the former Royal regime with the term "demi-brigade".<ref>p. 1755  Haythornthwaite,  Philip ''Napoleon's Line Infantry (Men at Arms Series, 141)'' Osprey Publishing July 28, 1983</ref>

France replaced its divisions with brigades in 1999 (so for example the [[2nd Armored Division (France)|2nd Armored Division]] became the [[2nd Armoured Brigade (France)|2nd Armored Brigade]]). It was decided in 2016 to again form two divisions ([[1st Armored Division (France)|1st]] and [[3rd Armored Division (France)|3rd]]) made up of four and three brigades for a total of seven brigades: two armored, two "intermediate", two light brigades (alpine and parachute) and the [[Franco-German Brigade]]. There is also an [[4th Airmobile Brigade (France)|airmobile brigade]] subordinated to the army aviation command.{{cn|date=March 2025}}

In peacetime, brigades serve primarily as force providers. The units deployed (battlegroups and task-forces) are battalion-size units provided by the regiments composing the brigades.{{cn|date=March 2025}}