Scouts et Guides de France (''Scouts and Guides of France'', SGdF) is the largest
Scouting
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and Guiding association in France. It was formed on 1 September 2004 from the merger of two Roman Catholic Scouting organizations: the Guides de France (founded in 1923) and the Scouts de France (SdF, founded 25 July 1920). Through Scoutisme Français, SGdF is a member of both WOSM and WAGGGS.
SGdF claims 61,181 youth members and 27,399 volunteers in 863 local groups. It is active in the rebirth of Scouting in Ukraine and Belarus and strengthening
Scouting in French Polynesia
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement employing the Scout method, a program of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking ...
. The National Centre of the association is at Chateau de
Jambville
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which is 50 km southwest of Paris.
History
SdF Chief Scouts
*General
Louis de Maud'huy
Louis Ernest de Maud'huy (1857–1921) was a French World War I General and the first Chief Scout of Scouts de France.
Biography
His father was Pierre Adrien de Maud'huy, Battalion Chief in the Napoleon III Imperial Guard and his mother Thérès ...
(1920-16 July 1921)
*General
Arthur Guyot de Salins
General Arthur Joseph Marie Guyot d'Asnières de Salins (3 December 1857 - 11 August 1936) was a French military officer of the First World War, known as "the conqueror of Douaumont" in 1916, best known for being one of the founders of Scouting in ...
1922-11 August 1936)
*General
Joseph Lafont
General Michel Laurent Marie Joseph Lafont (1874–1961) was the third Chief Scout of Scouts de France from 1936 to 1948, the first and only Chief Scout of Scoutisme Français from 1940 to 1948, and member of the International Committee of the Wor ...
1936-1944 SdF Chief Scout/Scoutisme Français Chief Scout 1948 Wilson
*Père Jacques Sevin S.J. 1920 - 1924 Wilson p. 52 221 http://www.express.org.au/article.aspx?aeid=3250
* undocumented between 1924 and 1932
* René Lhopital 1932-1936
* Henri Gasnier 1936 - 1939
* Henry Dhavernas 1939 (provisional)
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1948 - 1953
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Antoinette Reille
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1953
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Marie-Thérèse Cheroutre
Marie-Thérèse Cheroutre (17 May 1924 – 4 January 2020) was a French historian and professor of philosophy. She served as general commissioner of Guides de France from 1953 to 1979.
Biography
Cheroutre was born in 1924. She discovered Scoutin ...
1953-1979
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Monique Mitrani
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Claude Mangin
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Procurer general of the royal court of Poitiers, he was named Prefect of Police of Paris on 13 Augus ...
?-1997
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Hélène de la Messelière
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1997-2003
Vice President delegate
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Françoise Parmentier
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Catherine Larrieu
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2013-2016
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Christian Larcher
Christian Larcher (born 15 September 1953, in Charmois-l'Orgueilleux, Lorraine, France) served as the International Commissioner of the Scouts et Guides de France for many years. He also assumed the interim post of Delegate General following t ...
2016-2016
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Olivier Mathieu
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2016-2021
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Anne-Claire Bellay-Huet
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2021-present
Presidents
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Hélène Renard
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Gilles Vermot-Desroches
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Programme Sections:
* Farfadets ( Beavers): ages 6 to 8
* Louveteaux/Jeannettes ( Cubs): ages 8 to 12
* Scouts/Guides: ages 11 to 15
* Pionniers/Caravelles ( Venturer): ages 14 to 17
* Compagnons ( Rovers): ages 17 to 21
* Mousses (Sea Scouts): ages 14 to 17
* Vent du Large: handicapped division
The Scout motto is ''Toujours Prêt'', ''Always Prepared'' in French.
Scout Oath (SdF):
: Sur mon honneur, et avec la grâce de Dieu, je m'engage a servir de mon mieux, Dieu, l'Église et la patrie, à aider mon prochain en toutes circonstances et à observer la loi scoute.
: ''On my honor and with the grace of God, I promise to do my best to serve God, the Church and my country, to help my neighbour in any circumstance and to observe the Scout Law.''
Scout Law (SdF):
''1964 Version:''
# Le scout met son honneur à mériter confiance. ''The Scout must strive to be trustworthy.''
# Le scout est loyal à son pays, ses parents, ses chefs et ses subordonnés. ''The Scout is loyal to his country, his parents, his leaders and his subordinates.''
# Le scout est fait pour servir et sauver son prochain. ''The Scout must serve and save his neighbour.''
# Le scout est l'ami de tous et l'ami de tout autre Scout. ''The Scout is a friend of everybody and all other Scouts.''
# Le scout est courtois et chevaleresque. ''The Scout is polite and chivalrous.''
# Le scout voit dans la nature l'oeuvre de Dieu, il aime les plantes et les animaux. ''The Scout sees God's work in nature. He loves plants and animals.
# Le scout obéit sans réplique et ne fait rien à moitié. ''The Scout obeys without replying and does nothing by halves.''
# Le scout est maître de soi, il sourit et chante dans les difficultés. ''The Scout is his own master, smiling and singing during hardships.''
# Le scout est économe et prend soin du bien d'autrui. ''The Scout is sparing and takes care of what is others.''
# Le scout est pur dans ses pensées, ses paroles et ses actes. ''The Scout must be pure in his thoughts, words and actions.''
''Current version:''
* Le scout tient parole. En patrouille, je m’affirme et je fais des choix. ''The Scout keeps his word. In my patrol, I stand my ground and I make decisions.
* Le scout développe ses talents. En patrouille, j’invente et j’explore. ''The Scout develops his talents. In my patrol, I invent and I explore.''
* Le scout a l’esprit d’équipe. En patrouille, j’accueille et je rends service. ''The Scout has team spirit. In my patrol, I accept everybody and I serve.''
* Le scout prend soin de son corps. En patrouille, je me dépasse. ''The Scout takes care for his body. In my patrol, I surpass myself.''
* Dieu propose au scout, un chemin. En patrouille, je découvre en Jésus un ami. ''God proposes a way to the Scout. In my patrol, I discover a friend in Jesus.''
* Le scout respecte l’autre. Fille ou garçon, j’exprime mes sentiments. ''The Scout respects other people. Girl or boy, I express my feelings.''
Emblems
The red Jerusalem Cross with the fleur-de-lis was the symbol of the ''Scouts de France''. It was designed by Father Jacques SévinSJ, co-founder of the ''Fédération des Scouts de France''. The ''Guides de France'' used the same Jerusalem Cross with a superimposed trefoil. The emblem of the merged organization combines elements of both predecessors. The round orange background recalls the rope circle, which symbolizes the strength of the Movement.
Image:Guides de France.svg, Historic emblem of the Guides de France