Train tickets are also available if the trip is justified by the office of the former officeholder as part of official business. The security personnel around former presidents of France remained unchanged. Lists relating to the presidents of France List of French non-presidential heads of state by tenure List of presidents of France List of presidents of France by tenure French presidential inauguration References Further reading How Powerful Is France's President? A primer from the Council on Foreign Relations John Gaffney. Political Leadership in France: From Charles de Gaulle to Nicolas Sarkozy (Palgrave Macmillan; 2012), . Explores mythology and symbolism in French political culture through a study of the personas crafted by de Gaulle and his five successors. External links Presidents of France Government of France 1848 establishments in France 1871 establishments in France 1959 establishments in France