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The Inspection générale des carrières (IGC) is the organisation which administers, controls and maintains the mines of Paris and catacombs of Paris. It was founded by royal decree of Louis XVI on 4 April 1777 as the 'Service des carrières du département de la Seine'.

• Official website
• L'Atlas souterrain de la ville de Paris de 1976 à nos jours
• L'histoire de l'IGC
• Atlas des carrières de Paris et planches IGC
• Inspection générale des xarrières
• Les plaques indicatives de l'IGC
• Les inscriptions souterraines