 The "Contrôle Général" had a rather large personnel staff compared to other government departments.The central services were either in Paris (notably at the Palais Mazarin, Rue Neuve-des-Petits-Champs), close to the bankers and financiers that the ministry dealt with, or at the Royal Palace in Versailles.However, the important collaborators of the Controller-General were the Intendants established in the different regions of France.