Are the Companion's values still relevant?
Photo above © Musée Carnavalet Paris This open question is addressed not only to our Companion Society, but to every member who composes it. Inseparable from the hand and the profession, the spirit of the Companion is expressed by values, a desire to always do better, travel or «
A Future in Hand: A Tool to Discover Crafts and Heritage
In a context where craft and heritage trades are seeking to generate new vocations, the Avenir platform is a particularly interesting tool to discover Accessible for free online, this site offers a real gateway to more than 300 trades and several tens of thousands
Exposure « The language of the walls. Stamps from China to Notre-Dame » is open!
CONFERENCE Thursday 26 March 18h30 – 20h Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris UNE LECTURE INÉDITE DE OUR DAME DE PARIS : SIGNE LAPADIaires ET GRAFFITIS This conference proposes to go back to the scenes of an unprecedented work carried out during the construction of Notre-Dame de Paris. Through the story of a singular collaboration and
Festival FAIRESPECTIVES from 26 to 28 March at Versailles campus
From 26 to 28 March 2026 Campus Versailles, Grand Écurie du Roi In a few days the FAIRSPECTIVES festival will open its doors. Three days to explore, concretely, what it means to be a worker of tomorrow: an actor in transitions, at the crossroads of know-how, innovation and challenges
A new section of theUnion compagnonnique at Sayat's cure (Puy-de-Dôme)
A new chapter opens for Sayat's communal heritage with the signature of the Emphyteotic lease between the municipality and the city.Union compagnonnique. The old cure will soon host a Cayenne, i.e. a companion house intended for both the associative life, the training and the accommodation of young aspirants.
Wood-turning Companions: When history has passed from hand to hand since 1731
Companion Traditions pass through the centuries through oral but also written transmission. Our latest issue of Le Compagnonnage immerse you in the fascinating history of Le Devoir's wood turning companions, whose first written regulations date back to 1731. This corporation, among the oldest of the Companion,
Alexandre Chambat : When the hand and mind unite in gastronomy
In the demanding world of Companion Gastronomy, some journeys go beyond the simple career to embody a true philosophy. This is precisely the case of Alexandre Chambat, Savoyard, the Example of Companions, whose masterpiece of Reception beautifully illustrates the balance between manual know-how and intellectual creativity. Born in 1996 in Annecy, this young cook
Conference and exhibition on the Companion and construction of the cathedral in Rueil-Malmaison
Notre-Dame de Paris: a photographer at the heart of the construction site (until 1 March) Médiathèque Jacques-Baumel, Rueil-Malmaison Learn more about: https://www.mediatheque-rueilmalmaison.fr Les compagnons du Tour de France, heirs to cathedral builders? Thursday 19 February 2026 at 8.30 p.m., the media library Jacques Baumel de Rueil-Malmaison (Hautes-de-Seine; Île-de-France region) a
Back to the Annual General Meeting of the CCEG in DEUDESFELD, October 11 & 12, 2025
Deudesfeld is a municipality in the Verbandsgemeinde Daun district of Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, West Germany. A.G.A. of 11 October 2025 As usual we started with a minute of silence, for all the Comrades disappeared in the year. But also, for our late translator emeritus:
Commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the disappearance of George Sand
Commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the disappearance of George Sand in Nohant-Vic and the Town Hall of La Châtre (Indre) on Sunday, June 14, 2026 AT THE Welcome program from 8:00 am at the house of the Gâs du Berry, 5 Place Sainte Anne, in Nohant-Vic around a café. Departure at 9 am
39th CongressUnion compagnonnique in Versailles
Thursday 20 August: Congress opens Friday 21 August: all day Meeting with young people and trade groups... At the Versailles Trades Campus Saturday, August 22nd: cocktail, conference photo, banquet and alliance channel Sunday, August 23rd: plenary session and end of the congress
The latest issue of our journal Le Compagnonnnage has just appeared!
Publication of issue No 843 of our quarterly review The Companion TO SUMMARY: EDITO: the importance of ritual among the Companions of the Union. By Frédéric Thibault CHEF DOUVRE : Savoyard l MAINTENANCE : Dominique Saffré, National President of theUnion compagnonnique. INTERNATIONAL : Departure for Sibiu.
National meetings of the homeless and sedentary of LUnion compagnonnique
The Office of Young Travellers and SedentaryUnion compagnonnique informs you of the upcoming National Meetings in Pujols (Lot-et-Garonne) on February 7 and 8 Maison familiale de Pujols 97 route du moulin de Thomas Round tables, conferences and concert on Saturday evening Informations : contact@lecompagnonnage.com
Training and working in the Crafts and Heritage trades
On February 6 and 7, 2026, the Campus Versailles organizes two highlights dedicated to training and employment in the craft and heritage trades: – Open Door Days for high school students and future learners on February 6 and 7 – a Job Meeting, the
Best wishes for 2026!
Dear Companions, Aspirants, Young Fellows, Our Mothers, Our Lady Hostesses, And Dear Friends, Year 2025 was a pivotal year. It has enabled us to reassert our companion identity, consolidate our ceremonies, unify our words and relaunch the work necessary for the continuity of our Union. In
The secret language of builders: when compasses tell history
In the heart of the Abbey of Good Rest lies a fascinating architectural secret. A humble tombstone, adorned with a compass of ordinary appearance, hides in reality an exceptional testimony of the genius of medieval builders. This enigmatic instrument, far from being a simple decorative tool, is a real key to understanding the geometrical prowess that has
