Five Vauclusians appeared in the last promotion of the National Order of Merit validated by decree of the President of the Republic dated January 15, 2025. If initially this promotion was to be unveiled on November 15, 2024, it was finally postponed at the start of 'year due to the late government constitution.
Among the 1,119 recipients of this new promotion are therefore:
- Stéphanie Brémond, director of collection and patronage at Avignon Tourism and general delegate of the Endowment Fund of the Palais des Papes and the Pont d'Avignon. The latter is appointed to the rank of knight on the contingent of the President of the Republic.
- Claude Haut, former senator of Vaucluse and former mayor of Vaison-la-Romaine is promoted to knight as part of the contingent of 1is minister.
- Gilles Rippert, mayor of Caseneuve, president of the community of communes country of Apt Luberon and regional councilor of the southern region is appointed knight in the promotion of 1is minister.
- Bernard Roudil, sub-prefect of Carpentras since the summer of 2022, is also designated knight as part of the promotion of 1is minister.
- Stéphane Garcia, President of the BMX club in Sarrians and new president of the SUD Regional Committee Cycling of the FFC (French Cycling Federation) becomes a knight of the Order of the Meric via the Ministry of Sports, Youth and Associative Life.
14 % of the rejected files
Created in 1963 under the leadership of General de Gaulle, the National Order of Merit is the second national order aimed at honoring French citizens. It rewards the distinguished merits acquired either in a public, civil or military service, or in the exercise of a private activity for at least 10 years. The National Order of Merit consists of 3 grades (knights, officers, commanders) and 2 dignities (great officers and large-cross).
This honorary distinction cannot be asked for yourself which is not accompanied by any material or financial advantage. Indeed, you must be proposed by a minister, after studying a file constituted at the request of a central administration, a prefect, an association, a political figure (mayor, deputy, etc.) or a group of at least 50 people (for the citizen initiative). About 14 % of the files are rejected.
-Today, the National Order of Merit has 177,000 members, 50% of which are women for civil promotions. In total, in addition to 60 years of existence, 337,000 people have appointed or promoted since the creation of the order.
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