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23  June 24, 2025  ..

The Official Spectacle of the French Republic

Projecteur vignette Exhibitions

" THE REMBRANDT LIGHTHOUSE" organized and presented at the Draguignan Museum of Fine Arts, from November 15, 2025 to March 15, 2026

With notably

Rembrandt van RIJN (1606-1669) and workshop, An Old Lady with a Book, 1637, oil on canvas, 109.7 × 91.5 cm, inv. : 1937.1.73; Femme au livre Rembrandt

Rembrandt van RIJN (workshop of), Carel FABRITIUS (c. 1622-1654) (attributed to), A Girl with a Broom, circa 1646-1648 reprinted in 1651, oil on canvas, 107.3 × 91.4 cm, inv. : 1937.1.74; Jeune fille au balai Rembrandt

Rembrandt van RIJN (workshop of), Head of Saint Matthew, circa 1660, oil on canvas, 25 × 19.5 cm, inv. : 1942.9.58; tête de Saint Mathieu Rembrandt

Jean Honoré FRAGONARD (1732-1806), The Happy Family, circa 1775, oil on canvas, 53.9 × 65.1 cm, inv.: 1960.6.12,

Belonging to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA The Happy Family by Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Also the discovery of a previously unknown Rembrandt, an event in the art world, a portrait belonging to a London collector voir l'article

Gustave COURBET (1819-1877), Self-portrait of the artist, also known as Despair, or The Desperate, oil on canvas, 1844-1845, signed lower left: "41 G. Courbet", 45 × 54 cm, Gustave Courbet The Desperate 1843 owned by Qatar Museums, Doha, Qatar. Information: Owner: BNP Paribas Art Investment Council. Location: Private collection.

Qatar Museum Authority

Corot and Courbet, who said of the former: "Corot, Ah! The one who always makes the same nymphs dance in the same landscapes!" Corot et Courbet

Relations politiques vignetteTourism and International Relations

Order of May 28, 2025 amending the Order of April 18, 2012 relating to the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners into the territory of the communities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

The lines titled "Belarus" and "Russia" are deleted

The list of April 18, 2012

And some "fresh" news from Saint-Martin - Beauperthuy Estate in Saint-Martin: Heirs authorized to sell to the Collectivity after 164 years of proceedings (franceinfo)

The decision of June 10, 2025 of the Basse-Terre Judicial Court

the Island of Saint-Martin in the Antilles

Order of May 28, 2025 amending the Order of July 26, 2011 relating to the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners into the territory of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion and the Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

The lines titled "Belarus" and "Russia" are deleted.

The list of July 26, 2011

Order of 28 May 2025 amending the Order of 4 February 2015 relating to the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners into the territory of Mayotte

The list of February 4, 2015

Order of 28 May 2025 amending the Order of 22 July 2011 relating to the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners into the territory of New Caledonia

The lines headed "Belarus" and "Russia" are deleted

The list of July 22, 2011

Order of May 28, 2025 amending the Order of December 29, 2011 relating to the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners into the territory of French Polynesia

The lines headed "Belarus" and "Russia" are deleted

The list of December 29, 2011

Order of 28 May 2025 amending the Order of 26 July 2011 relating to the documents and visas required for the entry of foreigners into the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands

The lines headed "Belarus" and "Russia" are deleted

The list of July 26, 2011

natural heritageProtected Natural Heritage

Decree No. 2025-503 of May 28, 2025, classifying, among the sites in the Drôme department, the Archiane Cirque, the Combeau Rock, and their surroundings in the municipalities of Châtillon-en-Diois and Laval-d'Aix

Maps demarcating the classified areas 01 map demarcating the protected natural sites in the Drôme department: Le rocher de Combeau, Châtillon-en-Diois, Laval-d’Aix, Le cirque d'Archiane02 Drôme site classification maps 01 map delimiting the protected natural sites in the Drôme department: Le rocher de Combeau, Châtillon-en-Diois, Laval-d’Aix, Le cirque d'Archiane03 Drôme site classification maps 01 map delimiting the protected natural sites in the Drôme department: Le rocher de Combeau, Châtillon-en-Diois, Laval-d’Aix, Le cirque d'Archiane04 Drôme site classification maps 01 map delimiting the protected natural sites in the Drôme department: Le rocher de Combeau, Châtillon-en-Diois, Laval-d’Aix, Le cirque d'Archiane05 Drôme site classification maps 01 map delimiting the protected natural sites in the Drôme department: Le rocher de Combeau, Châtillon-en-Diois, Laval-d’Aix, Le cirque d'Archiane06 Drôme site classification maps 01 map delimiting the protected natural sites in the Drôme department: Le rocher de Combeau, Châtillon-en-Diois, Laval-d’Aix, Le cirque d'Archiane07 Drôme site classification maps 01 map delimiting the protected natural sites in the Drôme department: Le rocher de Combeau, Châtillon-en-Diois, Laval-d’Aix, Le cirque d'Archiane08 Drôme site classification maps 01 map delimiting the protected natural sites in the Drôme department: Le rocher de Combeau, Châtillon-en-Diois, Laval-d’Aix, Le cirque d'Archiane09 Drôme site classification maps 01 map delimiting the protected natural sites in the Drôme department: Le rocher de Combeau, Châtillon-en-Diois, Laval-d’Aix, Le cirque d'Archiane10 Drôme site classification maps 01 map delimiting the protected natural sites in the Drôme department: Le rocher de Combeau, Châtillon-en-Diois, Laval-d’Aix, Le cirque d'Archiane11 Drôme site classification maps 01 map delimiting the protected natural sites in the Drôme department: Le rocher de Combeau, Châtillon-en-Diois, Laval-d’Aix, Le cirque d'Archiane

Inventory and classification according to the Environmental Code.

Registration entails, on land within the limits set by the decree, an obligation for the interested parties not to carry out any work other than routine operation work for rural land and maintenance work for buildings without having notified the administration of their intention four months in advance.

The Archiane Cirque, known for its bearded vultures, but also Alpine marmots, griffon vultures, and more.

The Rocher de Combeau 

Châtillon-en-Diois

Laval-d'Aix    

Hotel de la reine margueriteOutgoing heritage

Order of April 29, 2025 approving the sale of buildings by the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts

This concerns the sale of apartments and commercial premises located at 10, rue Jacques-Kellner, Paris, 17th arrondissement, and 239 bis, rue Lafayette, Paris 10th arrondissement, owned by the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts by bequest granted by Mrs. MOULIN, née DEPERTHES, and authorized by decree of July 23, 1969

Les Beaux-Arts de Paris   

News on Eric de Chassey at the head of the Beaux-Arts de Paris as of July 1, 2025: (connaissancesdesarts)

Eric de Chassey

diable sous la glaceHot news...

Decree No. 2025-518 of June 11, 2025, relating to the installation of smoke detectors in residential buildings

Purpose: Determination of the legal entity responsible for the installation, maintenance, and proper operation of smoke detectors installed in premises hosting inclusive housing programs and removing the mandatory standardization of these detectors.

What is inclusive housing? It's no longer an ERP (Public Access Establishment)!

Inclusive housingexplained by the National Solidarity Committee for Autonomy (CNSA)

An order of the Council of State, Judge of Interim Relief, dated February 20, 2023, 470899, threatened residences for more than six people. unable to escape the effects of a fire on their own, by subjecting them to ERP regulations. The decree of June 25, 1980, was then to apply, requiring the presence, day and night, of a fire safety officer, and compliance with specific standards, including fire doors, alarm systems, and fire extinguishers.

The ordinance

Vue de MiquelonOverseas Department

Order of June 5, 2025, opening the lobster fishing season for professional fishermen in the waters under French jurisdiction of the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

The lobster fishing season for professional fishermen in Saint Pierre and Miquelon is open from May 1 to August 31, 2025

The fishermen of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon from yesterday to today...

The "Ravenel", missing for 63 years - The images that formally identified the wreck of the Ravenel, a trawler that disappeared 63 years ago... (franceinfo)

The sailors' questions about the boat's safety - The Ravenel: "It's a boat that should never have "to stay" reveals Marcel Girardin, son of the director at the time... "The construction was imposed in Saint-Malo with plans for a series of three boats. And all three boats sank"... "The governor at the time imposed his veto to keep the boat. And that's how the boat stayed"... "The SPEC (the fishing and freezing company) being a mixed economy company with private partners and the French State. The French government's contribution was the Ravenel... But doubts about the ship's safety were present from the start." (franceinfo)

"We must leave them in their graves" - After the discovery of the Ravenel, the families ask divers not to enter the wreck... (franceinfo)

A photographic report from a century ago on Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, where the inhabitants live completely isolated from the mainland. read article 

Fortunately, there aren't only shipwrecks, and after the lobster...

Order of June 10, 2025 establishing the national fisheries management professional exploitation of snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in waters under French sovereignty or jurisdiction off the coast of Saint Pierre and Miquelon by 2025.

Chionoecetes opilio, a species of crustaceans

Order of June 12, 2025, opening the whelk fishing season (Buccinum undatum) for professional fishermen in the waters under French jurisdiction of the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Buccinum undatum, species of gastropods

Baluchon 2, the micro-sailboat - Yann Quenet and his micro-sailboat Baluchon 2 land in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon"... "The project "It's about going up the Saint Lawrence as far as possible, and then when I've reached the end, I'll find an old car, put the boat on the roof of the car, and then cross Canada by land." —Yann Quenet, navigator— (franceinfo)
casse noix, ils nous les brisentMiscellaneous
Municipalities - Read before buying a property or considering a move

This week's winning numbers: 73 to 81 with the following additional numbers:

a project to create the National Primatology Center in Rousset (13),

a method of dialogue and consultation on cluster cases of pediatric cancers occurring in the town of Saint-Rogatien (17),

the T8 tramway project in the eastern part of the Lyon metropolitan area (69),

the project to install a 30 MWe LFR-AS-30 nuclear power reactor in the towns of Savigny-en-Véron and Beaumont-en-Véron (37)

a MOX FNR fuel fabrication facility in the towns of Pont-sur-Seine and Marnay-sur-Seine (10),

a low-carbon fertilizer production unit in Languevoisin-Quiquery (80),

the spent fuel storage pool project - La Hague (50)...

The references are in the "National Commission for Public Debate" section

Some comments -

Primate Breeding primates - "The construction by the CNRS of a national primate breeding center reflects a short-sighted vision of biomedical research... with an overconsumption of primates compared to...[which] does not seem...to provide any scientific benefit." (lemonde.fr)

Statistical survey on the use of animals for scientific purposes (INSEE) or should pigs be examined before patients? read article


June 23, 2025