Ordre des Palmes Académiques

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Ordre des palmes académiques
A chevalier’s Palmes
Awarded by France
Type	Order. Three degrees : chevalier (knight), officier (officer) and commandeur (commander)
Awarded for	Distinguished contributions to french education
Status	currently awarded
Statistics
Established	1955 as an order ; 1808 as a decoration
Precedence
Next (higher)	Médaille de la Résistance
Next (lower)	ordre du Mérite agricole
Ribbon bar of the Order

The Ordre des Palmes académiques (English: Order of Academic Palms) is an Order of France to academics and educators. The order was originally created by Napoleon to honour eminient members of the University of Paris. It was re-established on October 4, 1955 by President René Coty and is one of the world's oldest civil awards. Originally, the palmes académiques were only given to teachers or professors. In 1866, the scope of the award was widened to include major contributions to French national education made by anybody, including foreigners. It was also made available to French nationals outside of France who had made major contributions to the expansion of French culture in the rest of the world.

1 Ranks
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Ranks

L'Ordre des Palmes académiques (English: The Order of the Academic Palms) has three ranks (from highest to lowest):

Rank name	English translation	Ensignia
Commandeur	Commander	Medallion worn necklet
Officier	Officer	Medallion worn on ribbon with rosette on left breast
Chevalier	Knight	Medallion worn on ribbon on left breast

Decisions on nomination and promotion are made by the Minister of Education. For those not connected to state-sponsored public education or the Ministry of National Education, these decisions are made on January 1. For all others, they are made on July 14, which is Bastille Day.