Scouts et Guides de France (''Scouts and Guides of France'', SGdF) is the largest
Scouting
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France
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. It was formed on 1 September 2004 from the merger of two
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
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
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS ) is a global association supporting the female-oriented and female-only Guiding and Scouting organizations in 152 countries. It was established in 1928 in Parád, Hungary, and has its ...
.
SGdF claims 61,181 youth members and 27,399 volunteers in 863 local groups. It is active in the rebirth of
Scouting in Ukraine
Scouting in Ukraine received World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) recognition in July 2008. The Eurasian Region headquarters is located on Ukrainian territory.
2008 WOSM recognition
The World Scout Bureau received an application for m ...
and
Belarus
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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
Jambville () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is 50 kilometres to the north west of Paris in the heart of the Vexin national park. Château de Jambville is the Centre national de f ...
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 Thér� ...
(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 1936-1944 SdF Chief Scout/Scoutisme Français Chief Scout 1948 Wilson
Honorary President
*Maréchal
Hubert Lyautey
Louis Hubert Gonzalve Lyautey (17 November 1854 – 27 July 1934) was a French Army general and colonial administrator. After serving in Indochina and Madagascar, he became the first French Resident-General in Morocco from 1912 to 1925. Early ...
1925 - 1934
General Commissioners
*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
René (''Born again (Christianity), born again'' or ''reborn'' in French language, French) is a common given name, first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus.
René is th ...
Eugène Dary
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek language, Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Pierre Delsuc 1944 - 1946
* Georges Gaultier 1946-1953
*
Michel Rigal
Michel Rigal ( Paris April 6, 1914 – August 11, 1978 in Flims, Switzerland) was General Commissioner of the Scouts de France from 1952 to 1970, a period of crises and reforms during which he endeavored to maintain the unity of the movement.
In ...
Philippe Da Costa
Philippe Da Costa (born December 7, 1962) served as the President of the World Scout Committee and as the ''Commissaire général'' (General Commissioner) of the Scouts de France from 1995 to 2002. He is currently the national president of the Fre ...
Antoinette Reille
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People with the name include:
Nobles
* Antoinette de Maignelais, Baroness of Villequier by marriage (1434–1474), mistress of C ...
Claude Mangin
Jean-Henri Claude Mangin was a French magistrate (7 March 1786 Metz- 1835). He was head of the Paris police at the time of the Trois Glorieuses.
Procurer general of the royal court of Poitiers, he was named Prefect of Police of Paris on 13 Augus ...
?-1997
*
Hélène de la Messelière
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*Helene (given name), a Greek feminine given name
*Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus and Leda
*Helene, a figure in Greek mythology who was a friend of Aphrodite and helped her seduce Adonis
*Helene (Ama ...
1997-2003
Vice President delegate
*
Françoise Parmentier
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* Anne Françoise Elizabeth Lange (1772–1816), French actress
* Claudine Françoise Mignot (1624–1711), French adventuress
* Françoise Adnet ...
Catherine Larrieu
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In the early Christ ...
2013-2016
*
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
*
Olivier Mathieu
Olivier is the French form of the given name Oliver. It may refer to:
* Olivier (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Olivier (surname), a list of people
* Château Olivier, a Bordeaux winery
* Olivier, Louisiana, a rural p ...
2016-2021
*
Anne-Claire Bellay-Huet
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2021-present
Presidents
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Hélène Renard
Helene or Hélène may refer to: People
* Helene (given name), a Greek feminine given name
*Helen of Troy, the daughter of Zeus and Leda
*Helene, a figure in Greek mythology who was a friend of Aphrodite and helped her seduce Adonis
*Helene (A ...
2004
*
Guillaume Légaut Guillaume may refer to:
People
* Guillaume (given name), the French equivalent of William
* Guillaume (surname)
Other uses
* Guillaume (crater)
See also
* '' Chanson de Guillaume'', an 11th or 12th century poem
* Guillaume affair, a Cold War ...
Beavers
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): 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
The Scout Motto of the Scout movement is, in English, "Be Prepared", with most international branches of the group using a close translation of that phrase. These mottoes have been used by millions of Scouts around the world since 1907. Most of ...
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
The Jerusalem cross (also known as "five-fold Cross", or "cross-and-crosslets") is a heraldic cross and Christian cross variant consisting of a large cross potent surrounded by four smaller Greek crosses, one in each quadrant. It was used as ...
with the
fleur-de-lis
The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural ''fleurs-de-lis'' or ''fleurs-de-lys''), is a lily (in French, and mean 'flower' and 'lily' respectively) that is used as a decorative design or symbol.
The fleur-de-lis has been used in th ...
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
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. 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
Scouting in France
The Scout movement in France consists of about 80 different associations and federations with about 180,000 Scouts and Girl Guides. Next to Germany, France is the country with the most fragmented Scout movement.
National recognized organizatio ...