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Bodyguard Services in Paris
CNAPS-licensed close-protection officers and security drivers in Paris, from the company that protects Riviera clients in Cannes since 2014. Available 24/7, every day of the year.
Updated October 2026
Paris, where our Riviera clients go next
Our clients do not stay in Cannes all year. They go up to Paris for Fashion Week and Haute Couture week, for the trade shows at Porte de Versailles and the Grand Palais, for board meetings, medical appointments, auctions, art fairs and the holiday season; they stay in the palaces of the 8th and the 1st, shop between the place Vendôme and the rue Saint-Honoré, dine in the restaurants everyone knows and attend the dinners nobody talks about. PSG follows them: a Paris team of close-protection officers and security-trained drivers, supervised by the same management as in Cannes, with the same methods, the same reports and the same discretion.
Paris has its own risks, and they are concrete: organised pickpocket and snatch-theft teams around the luxury boutiques and the palaces, paparazzi at the hotel exits during Fashion Week, follow-home robberies of clients leaving jewellers and watch dealers, crowds and demonstrations that block a route without warning, and the sheer distances between an airport, a hotel, a showroom and an event. Close protection in Paris is first of all a matter of planning: routes, timings, drivers, and an officer who has already seen the entrance before the client arrives at it.
Why choose Private Close Protection in Paris
One team from the Riviera to Paris
The officer who protected you in Cannes during the Festival can meet you at Le Bourget. Our Paris officers are supervised from Cannes by the same management, briefed on the same client file, and bound by the same confidentiality undertaking. No handover to an unknown agency.
Jewellery, fashion and palaces
We accompany clients wearing pieces loaned by high-jewellery and fashion houses, from the boutique or the safe until return, in coordination with the houses and their insurers; our references in this field are our best introduction in Paris.
Licensed nationally, insured
Private Close Protection holds CNAPS authorisation n° AUT-006-2114-05-15-20150479261 for the protection of persons (SIRET 810 761 064 00015), valid throughout France; every officer holds the CNAPS close-protection licence; professional liability insurance (Allianz) covers every assignment.
References are anonymised by design: Croisette and Parisian palaces, high-jewellery and fashion houses, public figures, executives and families. Verification contacts are given privately to serious enquiries.
Bodyguard services in Paris
- Fashion Week and Haute Couture close protection — shows, showrooms, fittings, dinners and after-parties, transfers between venues
- Executive protection — board meetings, negotiations, site visits, delegations: reconnaissance, routes, liaison with hotels and the authorities
- Jewellery and high-value escorts — place Vendôme, rue Saint-Honoré, avenue Montaigne, auction houses: from the boutique to the safe
- Security drivers and airport transfers — Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle, Orly, Le Bourget, heliports; executive or armoured vehicles; meet-and-greet
- Residential and hotel-stay security — officer at the apartment, hôtel particulier or suite, access control of staff and deliveries, night presence
- Private events, showrooms and launches — guest-list control, discreet officers in the room, shift leader, liaison with the venue
- Protective surveillance — low-profile officers who watch the surroundings of a client who does not want a visible bodyguard
- Female bodyguards — on request, for families, children and clients wearing jewellery
Request a quote
Tell us the dates, the number of officers and the type of assignment; we answer within 24 hours, 7 days a week, in full confidence.
Three Paris assignments, as they really happen
A client during Fashion Week
Arrival at Le Bourget met by a security driver and an officer; reconnaissance of the hotel, the show venues and the dinner addresses the day before; one officer in close contact and a driver for six days, with a second officer for the evening shows; coordination with the house’s own security at the venues; exits through service corridors, no photograph of our officers in any publication.
A family staying a month in the 8th
An officer at the apartment by day, access control of staff, deliveries and contractors, accompaniment of the children to school and activities, a security driver for the evenings, a second officer for outings to the boutiques; daily log shared with the family office, nothing kept after departure.
A jewellery presentation at a palace
A house presenting a collection in a suite over three days: officer at the suite door with the guest list, a second officer escorting pieces and clients between the suite, the boutique and the dinners, a night presence, liaison with the hotel’s security team and the house’s insurer. No piece unaccounted for, no uninvited guest.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a bodyguard cost in Paris?
Rates depend on the length of the assignment, the number of officers, whether a security driver and vehicle are included, and the level of exposure. A single discreet officer for a day, an evening, a dinner or a shopping afternoon is the most common request in Paris; teams are priced per officer and per shift. We give a written, confidential quote within 24 hours, with travel, equipment and insurance included.
How far ahead should I book for Paris Fashion Week?
Two to four weeks ahead for Fashion Week, Haute Couture week, the major trade shows and the holiday season, when our Paris officers are reserved early by the jewellery and fashion houses. Outside these periods an officer can be with you in Paris within a few hours and a team with a security driver within 24 hours.
Are your bodyguards armed?
No, and neither is any legitimate private bodyguard in France. French law keeps close protection unarmed except in exceptional cases authorised by the State. Our officers rely on preparation, positioning, trained drivers, communication and, where needed, coordination with the police.
Do you have female bodyguards in Paris?
Yes, subject to availability and booked in advance. Female officers are often requested for families, children, clients wearing jewellery and for boutiques and events where a female presence is more discreet.
Which languages do your officers speak?
All our close-protection officers work in French and English. Russian- and Arabic-speaking officers can be assigned on request.
Do you provide vehicles and security drivers in Paris?
Yes. Security-trained drivers with executive or armoured vehicles for transfers from Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle, Orly, Le Bourget and the heliports, and for daily movements between palaces, boutiques, showrooms, restaurants and events.
Are you based in Paris?
Our head office is in Cannes, where the company was founded in 2014; in Paris we work with our own Paris-based officers and security drivers, supervised by the same management, and we travel with our Riviera clients who stay in Paris. Our CNAPS authorisations are national and cover Paris like the rest of France.
Where else do you operate?
Cannes and the whole French Riviera are our base; we accompany clients to Saint-Tropez, Courchevel and abroad with our own officers or with partners we select and supervise.
What is the legal difference between a security-guarding company and a close-protection company in France?
French law treats guarding (surveillance humaine et gardiennage) and close protection (protection physique des personnes) as two distinct regulated activities. A company may only provide the activities listed on its CNAPS authorisation, and each officer must hold the matching professional licence. Private Close Protection (PCP) is the close-protection company of the PSG group: it holds its own CNAPS authorisation n° AUT-006-2114-05-15-20150479261 for the protection of persons (SIRET 810 761 064 00015), distinct from the guarding authorisation of Private Security Guards (AUT-006-2114-12-23-20150510185), and every bodyguard we assign holds the CNAPS close-protection licence. Always ask a provider for both numbers before you hire.
CNAPS licensed
Private Close Protection — close-protection authorisation AUT-006-2114-05-15-20150479261 · every officer holds a CNAPS professional licence
Insured
Professional liability insurance (Allianz), renewed every year and provided on request
A group of 193 employees
Private Close Protection is backed by PSG: 193 staff, 2,000 licensed officers in our pool, since 2014
Cannes and Paris
The same management, the same officers, from the Croisette to the place Vendôme
A stay, an event, a person to protect in Paris?
Confidential interview within 24 hours, 7 days a week. Paris, Cannes, Saint-Tropez: the same officers, the same management.
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Join our Paris team
You hold the CNAPS close-protection licence, you speak English and you live in Paris or the Île-de-France? We recruit close-protection officers and security drivers for our Paris assignments, supervised from Cannes.