Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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| Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | |
|---|---|
  Insignia of an Officier and a Chevalier | |
| Type | Order of merit with 3 degrees: Commandeur (Commander) Officier (Officer) Chevalier (Knight) |
| Awarded for | Significant contribution to the enrichment of the French cultural inheritance |
| Status | Active |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 2 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]
- ↑ Culture-Acte2 Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Archives de France,
- ↑ Mémodoc
