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Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

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Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Insignia of an Officier and a Chevalier
TypeOrder of merit with 3 degrees:
Commandeur (Commander)
Officier (Officer)
Chevalier (Knight)
Awarded forSignificant contribution to the enrichment of the French cultural inheritance
StatusActive
Statistics
Established2 May 1957
Precedence
Next (higher)Ordre du Mérite Maritime
Next (lower)Médaille des Évadés

Commandeur

Officier

Chevalier
Ribbon bars of the Order

The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (French for "Order of the Arts and the Letters") is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the Ordre national du Mérite was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields.

Its origin is attributed to the Order of Saint Michael (established 1 August 1469), as acknowledged by French government sources.[1][2][3]