The recipients of the Legion of Honor of July 14, 2025

The new civil promotion of the Legion of Honor, published this Sunday, July 13 at Official Journaldistinguishes 589 personalities. Nevertheless, An edition marked by the rise of the“Citizen initiative”a reinforced system since the beginning of the year. Similarly, which allows French people to directly offer a candidate.

Twenty people were thus decorated after this participatory procedure. Nevertheless, They were all supported by at least fifty fellow citizens. Furthermore, before their file was examined by the Council of the Order, in the same way as ministerial proposals.

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“These first decorés show us recipients legion honor july 14, that our fellow citizens are seizing the system which now makes it possible to distinguish 100 people each year in the Legion of Honor”underlines General François Lecointre. great chancellor of the order.

The majority of the promoted work far from the spotlight

Among the winners from this path: Guy Lessieux. a doctor who created the first medical maraude in France, Isabelle Baudoin, a restaurateur of Vitraux, Annie Toussaint, a former professor of letters hired in Rwanda, Guy Paris, a mayor and doctor in a medical desert, Hervé Levesque, a professor of medical specialized in rare diseases, or René Luciente, soldier drawing dogs to support victims of sexual assault. They all embody, according to the great chancellery, “The daily and anonymous face of commitment to the general interest”.

In total, this promotion includes 497 knights, 68 officers, 18 commanders, 4 large officers and 2 Grand’Croix. The recipients recipients legion honor july 14, come from all sectors of activity, in accordance with the principle of universality of the distinction. Almost 28 % come from the economic world. 22 % from public administration, 13 % of social and health, 12 % of education and research, 6 % in the cultural sector, and 15 % are elected officials.

While some known personalities are there – such as writers Marc Levy. Emilie Frèche, actress Léa Drucker, humorist Sophia Aram or Gisèle Pelicot, hailed for her commitment to sexist violence -, the great Chancellery recalls that the majority of promoted work far from the spotlight. In the institutional spheres. we note the appointments of Eric Dupond-Moretti, Stanislas Guerini or Olivier Véran (Knights), Bruno Le Maire (officer), and Pierre Mazeaud (Grand’croix). Former First Lady Bernadette Chirac is an officer for her hospital commitment. and the historian Mona Ozouf, Grand’croix for her intellectual work.

Created in 1802 recipients legion honor july 14, by Napoleon Bonaparte, the Legion of Honor today distinguishes 77,000 members. Two civil promotions and two military promotions are published each year, to reward around 2,200 people.

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Extracts from the promotion of July 14, 2025

1. Decorated from the Citizen Initiative

• Frédéric Andrès (74) – Master craftsmanship of art
• Bernard Audusseau (49) – President of the National Union of Combatants
• Aline Auroux (71) – Director of Emeritus Research at CNRS
• Jacqueline Barbançon (14) – Honorary President of a blood donors association
• Isabelle Baudoin (75) – stained glass restaurateur
• Gilles Bourguignon (27) – Business manager. associative manager
• Michel Boyer (13) – Associate professor and former soldier
• Olivier Cussenot (75) – University professor, urology specialist
• Stéphane Dupont-Ferrier (38)-Mayor of Fontanil-Cornillon
• Dominique Herault (49) – Doctor, founder of a medical center
• Francis Hillmeyer (68) – Mayor of PFASTATT, former deputy
• Guy Lesieux (92) – doctor, pioneer recipients legion honor july 14, of medical marauds
• Hervé Levesque (27) – Specialist in rare diseases
• René Lucien-Reinette (972) – former soldier, associative manager
• Evelyne Müller (41) – President of a professional integration association
• Guy Paris (27) – Doctor and mayor of Thiberville
• Servanne Picq-Jourdy (75) – President of Martin Star
• Cathy Quénéhervé (78) – Delegated Managing Director, Klésia Group
• Michel Rouquette (75) – First national trampoline coach
• Annie Toussaint (89) – Associative manager, engaged in Rwanda

2. Decorated from ministerial proposals

Economy

• Knights : Laurent Berger, Antoine Bernard de Saint-Affrique, Thibaut Guilluy, Bernard Thibault
• Commanders : Frédéric Gervoson, Pierre-René Lemas
• Distinguished business president : Guillaume Faury (Airbus)

Elected officials

• Knights : Éric Dupond-Moretti, Stanislas Guerini, Stéphane Le Foll, Jacques Mézard, Olivier Véran
• Officers : Jean-Louis Bourlanges, Bruno Le Maire
• Grand’croix : Pierre Mazeaud

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Culture

• Knights Sophia Aram,
• Commanders : recipients legion honor july 14, Catherine Lara, Sylvie Vartan
• Big officers : Marin Karmitz, Adrien Maeght

State service

• Knights : Rémy Rioux, Vincent Strubel
• Officers : Marie-Anne Men-Layani, Stéphane Romatet
• Commander : François Villeroy de Galhau

Social and health

• Officer : Bernadette Chirac
• Grand officer : Marie-Hélène Mathieu

Memorial

• Chevalier : Judith Elkan-Hervé
• Officer : Arlette Testyler
• Grand officer : Yvette Lévy

Research and teaching

• Chevalier : Sylviane Agacinski
• Officer : Thierry Coulhon
• Commanders : Françoise Combes, Jean-Robert Pitte
• Grand’croix : Mona Ozouf

Others

• Chevalier : Gisèle Pelicot, engaged against violence against women