The Concours des villes et villages fleuris (English: 'Competition of cities and villages in Bloom') is a contest organised annually in France which aims to encourage communes to adopt and implement policies that improve the quality of life of their inhabitants and enhance their attractiveness to visitors through the provision and maintenance of green spaces and the enhancement of their natural environments. Successful communes are awarded the right to display a badge (showing from one to four flowers) on road signs and in other local promotional material.
The competition was created in 1959 by the French state and it is administered by a distinct national committee since 1972. This committee is still linked to the Ministry of Tourism. All the French communes can take part and there are no application fees. There is not any limitation to the number of awarded communes, so they are not in competition between each other.
The label comprises four awards: one, two, three or four flowers, according to the efforts of the municipality. Each award is given according to strict criteria. The Fleur d'Or (Golden Flower) is a special prize awarded to a small number of applicants. Labelled communes display their flowers on road signs at their entrances. There are some 4,931 awarded cities, towns and villages (2018). 257 of them have four flowers.[1]
The Concours des villes et villages fleuris originates in the various horticultural contests that appeared at the beginning of the 20th century. As tourism was growing, competitions were created for train stations and hotels for them to improve their visual quality. The French Touring Club created the first competition dedicated to villages during the 1920s. Called Concours des villages coquets ('cosy villages contest') it existed until 1939. After the Second World War, the Touring Club created an itinerary of flower-decked roads (routes fleuries) together with the Horticultural Association and the magazine Rustica. The success of the itinerary led to the creation of the present Concours des villes et villages fleuris in 1959. The competition passed from the French state to a national committee in 1972. Since 1988, its organisation has been the responsibility of the general councils which are the elected assemblies of the departments. The national committee remains the coordinator on a national level.[2]
Principles
At the beginning, the competition was about the aesthetics of green spaces and floral displays. Nowadays, it focuses more on general planning and how it improves the lives of local residents and the experience of visitors.[2]
Communes that apply for the label are first selected by their department which transmit the application to the regional council. The latter attributes the lowest awards (1, 2 and 3 flowers). The best applications are then submitted to the national committee who can attribute the 4 flowers and extra awards.[3] Boards of examiners are formed on departmental, regional and national levels. Their members are usually municipal councilors, municipal clerks, horticulturists, gardeners, landscape architects, tourist office officials and representatives of various associations.[4]
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The Concours des villes et villages fleuris awards its labels according to strict criteria. They help examiners to evaluate the motivation of the local authorities, the development they expect through plants and green spaces, how they communicate to the public about it, how they respect the environment and so forth.[5]
The evaluation grid comprises a number of questions which can be answered by "non-existent", "initiated", "realised" and "confronted". The answer to each question determines a level between zero and four flowers. For instance, a question asks if the locality displays flowers and plants all year round; if it is "initiated", it can pretend to one or two flowers, if it is "realised", to three, and "confronted" four flowers. The average of all the answers moderated by the general impression of the examiners determine which label the locality is awarded.[6]
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Website of the competition (in French)
March 04, 2023
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The Concours des villes et villages fleuris English Competition of cities and villages in Bloom is a contest organised annually in France which aims to encourage communes to adopt and implement policies that improve the quality of life of their inhabitants and enhance their attractiveness to visitors through the provision and maintenance of green spaces and the enhancement of their natural environments Successful communes are awarded the right to display a badge showing from one to four flowers on road signs and in other local promotional material Sign in Le Vesinet Yvelines 4 flowers Aix les Bains in Savoie which was awarded 4 flowers also gained its second Golden Flower in 2017 Road sign in Saint Prive Yonne 2 flowers The competition was created in 1959 by the French state and it is administered by a distinct national committee since 1972 This committee is still linked to the Ministry of Tourism All the French communes can take part and there are no application fees There is not any limitation to the number of awarded communes so they are not in competition between each other The label comprises four awards one two three or four flowers according to the efforts of the municipality Each award is given according to strict criteria The Fleur d Or Golden Flower is a special prize awarded to a small number of applicants Labelled communes display their flowers on road signs at their entrances There are some 4 931 awarded cities towns and villages 2018 257 of them have four flowers 1 Contents 1 History 2 Principles 3 Criteria 4 International competition 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe Concours des villes et villages fleuris originates in the various horticultural contests that appeared at the beginning of the 20th century As tourism was growing competitions were created for train stations and hotels for them to improve their visual quality The French Touring Club created the first competition dedicated to villages during the 1920s Called Concours des villages coquets cosy villages contest it existed until 1939 After the Second World War the Touring Club created an itinerary of flower decked roads routes fleuries together with the Horticultural Association and the magazine Rustica The success of the itinerary led to the creation of the present Concours des villes et villages fleuris in 1959 The competition passed from the French state to a national committee in 1972 Since 1988 its organisation has been the responsibility of the general councils which are the elected assemblies of the departments The national committee remains the coordinator on a national level 2 Principles EditAt the beginning the competition was about the aesthetics of green spaces and floral displays Nowadays it focuses more on general planning and how it improves the lives of local residents and the experience of visitors 2 Communes that apply for the label are first selected by their department which transmit the application to the regional council The latter attributes the lowest awards 1 2 and 3 flowers The best applications are then submitted to the national committee who can attribute the 4 flowers and extra awards 3 Boards of examiners are formed on departmental regional and national levels Their members are usually municipal councilors municipal clerks horticulturists gardeners landscape architects tourist office officials and representatives of various associations 4 Criteria Edit Bormes les Mimosas Var 4 flowers Garden in Vannes Morbihan 4 flowers This section may be a rough translation from French It may have been generated in whole or in part by a computer or by a translator without dual proficiency Please help to enhance the translation The original article is under francais in the languages menu in the upper right corner If you have just labeled this article as needing attention please add a href Template Needtrans html title Template Needtrans subst Needtrans a pg Concours des villes et villages fleuris language fr comments to the bottom of the WP PNTCU section on Wikipedia Pages needing translation into English May 2022 The Concours des villes et villages fleuris awards its labels according to strict criteria They help examiners to evaluate the motivation of the local authorities the development they expect through plants and green spaces how they communicate to the public about it how they respect the environment and so forth 5 The evaluation grid comprises a number of questions which can be answered by non existent initiated realised and confronted The answer to each question determines a level between zero and four flowers For instance a question asks if the locality displays flowers and plants all year round if it is initiated it can pretend to one or two flowers if it is realised to three and confronted four flowers The average of all the answers moderated by the general impression of the examiners determine which label the locality is awarded 6 International competition EditMain article Entente Florale The Concours des villes et villages fleuris has initiated a European competition called Entente Florale Europe Europe Floral Harmony It started in 1975 between Great Britain and France and has since expanded to include all members of the European Union and the EFTA As of 2015 Austria Belgium Croatia the Czech Republic Germany Hungary the Republic of Ireland Italy the Netherlands Slovenia and the United Kingdom are full members of the Entente During this annual competition each country submits a candidate locality The best one is awarded a prize See also EditBritain in Bloom Tourism in France French towns and lands of Art and History Les Plus Beaux Villages de FranceReferences Edit Les villes et villages fleuris Archived from the original on 2015 06 26 a b Un peu d histoire Concours des villes et villages fleuris La demarche Villes et villages fleuris Le jury Villes et villages fleuris Les criteres Villes et villages fleuris Grille d evaluation PDF Villes et villages fleuris Archived from the original PDF on 2015 09 23 Retrieved 2015 07 15 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Concours des villes et villages fleuris Website of the competition in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Concours des villes et villages fleuris amp oldid 1119028165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
