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'.
| Name[1] | Dates | Abbreviation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles-Axel Guillaumot | 1777-1791 | G | |
| Noël-Laurent Duchemin | 1791-1792 | D | |
| Pierre-Antoine Demoustier | 1792-1793 | 2 | |
| François Jean Bralle | 1793-1795 | B | |
| Charles-Axel Guillaumot | 1796-1807 | G | |
| n/a (led by a commission consisting of Le Bossu, Caly and Husset) | 1807-1809 | Cmon | |
| Louis-Étienne Héricart de Thury | 1809-1831 | HT | |
| Jean Trémery | 1831-1842 | T | |
| Chrétien-Auguste Juncker | 1842-1851 | J | |
| Théodore Lorieux | 1851-1856 | L | |
| Édouard Blavier | 1856-1858 | B | |
| Charles-Louis de Hennezel | 1858-1865 | H | |
| Charles Aimable Alban du Souich | 1865-1866 | S | |
| Michel-Eugène Lefébure de Fourcy | 1866-1870 | F | |
| André-Eugène Jacquot | 1870-1871 | E.J. | |
| Lantillon[2] | 1871 | ||
| André-Eugène Jacquot | 1871-1872 | E.J. | |
| Édouard Descottes | 1872-1875 | ||
| Louis-Marcellin Tournaire | 1875-1878 | T | |
| Ernest Gentil | 1878-1879 | ||
| Émile-Louis Roger | 1879-1885 | R | |
| Octave Keller | 1885-1896 | K | |
| Charles Wickersheimer | 1896-1907 | W | |
| Paul Weiss | 1907-1911 |