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
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Interview with Johnny Walter, Director of the Académie des Métiers (Académie des Métiers d'Art) since 2013 proposes a dynamic offer of training in jewellery and jewellery. Having signed an agreement with theUnion compagnonnique, the Academy of Crafts of Art has ceased to strengthen
Agricol Perdiguier honored at Père-Lachaise this Saturday, May 23, 2026
A memory of profession, peace and fraternity in progress On Saturday, May 23, 2026, at the Père-Lachaise (Paris 20th Arrdt), the countries, coasters, companions, aspirants, affiliates, mothers, hostesses and friends of the Devoir met to honor Agricol Perdiguier, a carpenter's companion at the Devoir de Liberté, Avignonnais la Vertu.
No. 844 of the magazine LE COMPAGNNAGE is soon available!
We strive to publish our magazine in time and time but at the same timeUnion compagnonnique All the companions are volunteers (even if we have the support of a great team of pros for the newspaper: maquettist, rereading...) and sometimes your review gets late. But this
The Companions of Pézenas at the heart of the Meetings of the Crafts of Heritage
On 18, 19 and 20 September 2026, the City of Pézenas will host the Rencontres des Métiers d'Art du Patrimoine, a new event initiated by Ateliers d'Art de France as part of the European Heritage Days. The aim of this event is to highlight the know-how related to the
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:
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.
