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A 5% contingency is allowed for people gaining direct entry into the order as officers or commanders for exceptional reasons. Foreigners receiving the order are not subject to the seniority clause. Members of the Order of the Legion of Honour may be admitted to the Order of
Agricultural Merit at the
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The Order comprises approximately 340,000 recipients to date, of which approximately 23,000 are alive at any given time, including all living former ministers of agriculture. Officers number approximately 60,000 to date with approximately 5,000 living, and approximately 4800 were made commanders to
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The Order of
Agricultural Merit rewards people who rendered exceptional services to agriculture, whether in public duties or in the very practice of agriculture. It also rewards people who distinguished themselves in scientific research or in related publications. There are two annual investiture
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at its center, a gilt medallion bearing the effigy of the republic in the form of the relief right profile of a woman's head, the medallion is surrounded by a narrow blue enamelled band bearing the golden semi circular inscription "RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE"
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The Order of
Agricultural Merit is in the form of a 40mm (35mm for pre November 1999) wide star, 60mm for the commander's insignia, with six white enamelled arms, the arms resting on a gilt wreath of wheat on the right and of corn on the left. On the
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Queen Anne with her daughter Crown
Princess Margareta and Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy at the gala for her investiture into the order held at the Palace of the Legion of Honour (wears the green order necklet on her neck, seen from
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990:"Article 4 - Décret n°59-729 du 15 juin 1959 RELATIF a l'ORDRE DU MERITE AGRICOLE (COMPOSITION DE l'ORDRE CONTINGENT, NOMINATIONS, PROMOTIONS, DISCIPLINE, CONTROLE) - Légifrance"
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ceremonies, the first on 1 January and the second on the 14th of July. The annual contingent has been limited to 60 commanders, 600 officers and 2,400 knights.
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The officers' and commanders' badges also bear a gilt wreath, half vine and half olive branch, between the insignia and the ribbon suspension ring.
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for outstanding contributions to agriculture. When it was created in 1883, it was second in importance only to the
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green ribbon with 5mm amaranth vertical stripes located 1mm from the edges. The commander's insignia is worn on a
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Conditions of age and of seniority may be lowered for candidates who have outstanding qualifications.
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Medal for civilian prisoners, deportees and hostages of the 1914-1918 Great War
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The original 1883 decree created a single-grade order; only "Knights" (French:
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The order was established on 7 July 1883, based on the proposition of the then
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Professor Pierre Barrère, a recipient of the Order of
Agricultural Merit
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1118:"Priyam Chatterjee becomes first Indian chef to receive French honour"
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Ministère de l'Agriculture, Ordre du Mérite
Agricole official website
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Décret n°59-729 du 15 juin 1959 RELATIF A L'ORDRE DU MERITE AGRICOLE
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North Africa
Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal
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La France en Indonésie, au Timor oriental et auprès de l’ASEAN
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Site and forum on military and civil French orders and medals
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Denis
Boubals, a recipient of the Order of Agricultural Merit
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Medal for deportation and internment for acts of resistance
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Honour medal for civilian personnel of the
Defense Ministry
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Honour medal for youth, sports and associative engagements
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Commander: at least five years as an
Officer of the order.
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Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France
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Defence and Internal Security Volunteer Reservists Medal
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Defence and Internal Security Volunteer Reservists Medal
1145:"Laudatio auf Wolfram Siebeck zu seinem 75. Geburtstag"
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date, with approximately 400 living at any given time.
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United Nations operations in Korea commemorative medal
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National Medal of Recognition for victims of terrorism
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Officer: at least five years as a Member of the order;
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Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures
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1590:Regional, departmental and municipal honour medal
2142:Commemorative medal of the 1860 China Expedition
2130:Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign
1715:Honour medal of the Judicial Protection of Youth
449:, a recipient of the Order of Agricultural Merit
302:). A third grade, that of "Commander" (French:
95:Special distinction in services to agriculture
3126:Recipients of the Order of Agricultural Merit
3053:Order of Merit of Madagascar and dependencies
2598:United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon medal
2205:Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal (1892)
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2193:Tonkin Expedition commemorative medal (1885)
2154:Commemorative medal of the Mexico Expedition
1703:Honour medal of Musical Societies and Choirs
1275:Charcosset, Gaëlle (October–November 2002).
910:(in French). Marc Champenois. 1 January 2004
2241:China Expedition commemorative medal (1901)
1966:Cross of the resistance volunteer combatant
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2539:Middle East operations commemorative medal
2452:Political deportation and internment medal
2217:Madagascar Expeditions commemorative medal
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964:Battini, Jean; Zaniewicki, Witold (2003).
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2903:Order of Commercial and Industrial Merit
2464:Commemorative medal of the 1939–1945 War
2316:Commemorative medal of the 1914–1918 War
2181:Commemorative medal of the 1870–1871 War
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125:Coralie Bernard, Chief of Staff of the
3116:Civil awards and decorations of France
2527:Indochina Campaign commemorative medal
488:King Charles III of the United Kingdom
483:Princess Caroline, Princess of Hanover
374:The order hangs from a 37mm wide silk
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3034:Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam
1942:Volunteer combatant's cross 1914–1918
1530:Honour medal for courage and devotion
29:Order of Agricultural Merit (Romania)
7:
2280:1914–1918 Inter-Allied Victory medal
2074:Military Health Service honour medal
2026:Medal for voluntary military service
1626:Honour medal of 1st degree education
1077:Becker, Stuart Alan (10 July 2012).
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322:Award prerequisites are as follows:
1662:Honour medal of the National Police
2760:Decoration of the Bordeaux Armband
2253:Morocco commemorative medal (1909)
1614:Honour medal of Waters and Forests
340:same rank they hold in the first.
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2724:Order of the Three-Golden Fleeces
2379:Syria-Cilicia commemorative medal
2340:Medal for Victims of the Invasion
1906:Medal of the National Gendarmerie
1739:Honour medal of Civil Engineering
1231:from the original on 12 June 2023
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108:President of the Order's council
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2574:Medal of the Nation's Gratitude
2050:Medal of the Nation's Gratitude
1554:Honour medal of Foreign Affairs
930:"Le Mérite agricole – Chiffres"
908:"France Phaléristique web site"
864:Agriculture and Agronomy portal
1303:Museum of the Legion of Honour
1079:"Madam Lim, Luu Meng honoured"
1:
3121:1883 establishments in France
2891:Order of the National Economy
1679:Honour medal for firefighters
1377:Order of the Legion of Honour
681:Mariel Jean-Brunhes Delamarre
3010:Order of the Star of Anjouan
39:Order of Agricultural Merit
27:For the Romanian order, see
2819:Order of Merit for Veterans
2476:Medal of a liberated France
1954:Volunteer combatant's cross
1691:Medal for internal security
1542:Honour medal of Aeronautics
1441:Order of Agricultural Merit
1038:"Prince's Palace of Monaco"
478:Albert II, Prince of Monaco
254:Order of Agricultural Merit
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3111:Awards established in 1883
3060:Order of Merit of Cameroon
2974:Order of Indochinese Merit
2796:Order of the Cross of July
2772:Decoration of the Fidelity
2610:French commemorative medal
2292:Dardanelles campaign medal
1763:Medal of the French Family
1751:Insigne des blessés civils
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3022:Order of Nichan el Anouar
2644:
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2328:Medal of French Gratitude
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2062:Medal for the War Wounded
1894:Cross for Military Valour
1870:Croix de Guerre 1939–1945
1858:Croix de guerre 1914–1918
1638:Penitentiary honour medal
1578:Honour medal of railroads
1566:Agricultural honour medal
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1465:Order of Arts and Letters
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711:Christian André Monchatre
363:"AGRICULTURAL MERIT 1883"
215:
44:
2879:Order of Touristic Merit
2676:Order of the Holy Spirit
693:Eugène Leguen de Lacroix
258:Ordre du MĂ©rite agricole
166:Charles, Prince of Wales
18:Ordre du MĂ©rite Agricole
3046:Royal Order of Cambodia
2998:Order of the Black Star
2831:Order of Military Merit
2712:Order of the Iron Crown
2700:Order of Military Merit
1602:Honour medal of customs
1453:Order of Maritime Merit
1429:Order of Academic Palms
286:Minister of Agriculture
210:National Order of Merit
200:Order of Maritime Merit
190:Order of Academic Palms
127:Ministry of Agriculture
116:Minister of Agriculture
63:Minister of Agriculture
2986:Order of Saharan Merit
2927:Order of Public Health
2915:Order of Artisan Merit
2748:Decoration of The Lily
2664:Order of Saint Michael
2418:Italian Campaign medal
2014:National Defence Medal
1505:Decorations and medals
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3106:Agriculture in France
2939:Order of Postal Merit
2867:Order of Labour Merit
2855:Order of Social Merit
2304:Orient campaign medal
1727:Honour medal for work
1283:(in French) (10/11).
968:. Paris: LAVAUZELLE.
783:Shahrzad Shokouhivand
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103:Currently constituted
2951:Order of Sport Merit
2843:Order of Civil Merit
2784:Medal of the wounded
2736:Order of the Reunion
2688:Order of Saint Louis
2090:Commemorative medals
1175:on 29 September 2020
936:on 30 September 2011
720:Thomas Volney Munson
591:Yann Arthus-Bertrand
51:Officer's insignia (
3131:Long service medals
2488:Recusant's insignia
1488:Order of Tahiti Nui
1394:Order of Liberation
1084:The Phnom Penh Post
1056:Central News Agency
773:Papa Abdoulaye Seck
274:order of precedence
53:obverse and reverse
2586:North Africa medal
2118:Saint Helena Medal
1990:Aeronautical Medal
1846:MĂ©daille militaire
685:Paul Jules Jourcin
656:Thomas Harvey Gill
651:Patricia Gallagher
621:Jean-Pierre Chessé
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272:within the French
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810:Catherine Deneuve
745:Thierry Rautureau
616:Priyam Chatterjee
596:Florian Bellanger
508:Christine Lagarde
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359:"FRENCH REPUBLIC"
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2183:
2179:
2156:
2152:
2144:
2140:
2132:
2128:
2120:
2116:
2098:
2076:
2072:
2064:
2060:
2052:
2048:
2040:
2036:
2028:
2024:
2016:
2012:
2004:
2000:
1992:
1988:
1980:
1976:
1968:
1964:
1956:
1952:
1944:
1940:
1932:
1928:
1920:
1918:Resistance Medal
1916:
1908:
1904:
1896:
1892:
1884:
1880:
1872:
1868:
1860:
1856:
1848:
1844:
1825:
1821:
1813:
1809:
1801:
1799:Medal of Tourism
1797:
1789:
1785:
1777:
1773:
1765:
1761:
1753:
1749:
1741:
1737:
1729:
1725:
1717:
1713:
1705:
1701:
1693:
1689:
1681:
1677:
1672:
1664:
1660:
1652:
1648:
1640:
1636:
1628:
1624:
1616:
1612:
1604:
1600:
1592:
1588:
1580:
1576:
1568:
1564:
1556:
1552:
1544:
1540:
1532:
1528:
1514:
1490:
1486:
1467:
1463:
1455:
1451:
1443:
1439:
1431:
1427:
1408:
1404:
1396:
1392:
1387:
1379:
1375:
1361:
1335:
1328:
1321:
1312:
1307:
1299:
1297:
1295:
1271:
1263:
1241:
1240:
1238:
1236:
1217:
1211:
1210:
1208:
1206:
1191:
1185:
1184:
1182:
1180:
1171:. Archived from
1161:
1155:
1154:
1140:
1134:
1133:
1131:
1129:
1124:. 13 August 2019
1114:
1108:
1102:
1096:
1095:
1093:
1091:
1074:
1068:
1067:
1065:
1063:
1048:
1042:
1041:
1034:
1028:
1022:
1016:
1015:
1004:
998:
997:
986:
980:
979:
961:
946:
945:
943:
941:
932:. Archived from
926:
920:
919:
917:
915:
904:
866:
861:
860:
859:
852:
847:
846:
845:
820:Roger Peyrefitte
636:Vasily Dokuchaev
534:Gerard Bertholon
513:Stéphane Le Foll
503:Jean-Paul Huchon
498:Jules Gravereaux
417:
410:
403:
385:
270:Legion of Honour
264:bestowed by the
236:
228:
220:
112:Stéphane Travert
49:
36:
21:
3146:
3145:
3141:
3140:
3139:
3137:
3136:
3135:
3096:
3095:
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3089:
3079:
3077:
3065:
3058:
3051:
3039:
3027:
3015:
3003:
2991:
2979:
2967:
2956:
2944:
2932:
2920:
2908:
2896:
2884:
2872:
2860:
2848:
2836:
2824:
2812:
2801:
2789:
2777:
2765:
2753:
2741:
2729:
2717:
2705:
2693:
2681:
2669:
2657:
2650:
2640:
2627:
2615:
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2591:
2579:
2567:
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2493:
2481:
2469:
2457:
2440:
2423:
2411:
2399:
2390:
2384:
2372:
2363:
2357:
2345:
2333:
2321:
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2297:
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2222:
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2198:
2186:
2174:
2165:
2159:
2147:
2135:
2123:
2111:
2102:
2092:
2079:
2067:
2055:
2043:
2031:
2019:
2007:
1995:
1983:
1971:
1959:
1947:
1935:
1930:Escapees' Medal
1923:
1911:
1899:
1887:
1875:
1863:
1851:
1839:
1828:
1816:
1804:
1792:
1780:
1768:
1756:
1744:
1732:
1720:
1708:
1696:
1684:
1667:
1655:
1643:
1631:
1619:
1607:
1595:
1583:
1571:
1559:
1547:
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1523:
1508:
1493:
1481:
1470:
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1446:
1434:
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1382:
1370:
1355:
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1305:
1293:
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1234:
1232:
1219:
1218:
1214:
1204:
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1193:
1192:
1188:
1178:
1176:
1163:
1162:
1158:
1142:
1141:
1137:
1127:
1125:
1122:Hindustan Times
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1115:
1111:
1103:
1099:
1089:
1087:
1076:
1075:
1071:
1061:
1059:
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1050:
1049:
1045:
1036:
1035:
1031:
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987:
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976:
963:
962:
949:
939:
937:
928:
927:
923:
913:
911:
906:
905:
890:
885:
862:
857:
855:
848:
843:
841:
838:
830:Michel Serrault
825:Charles Semblat
801:
755:Wolfram Siebeck
715:Brian Morrissey
702:Bernard Loiseau
661:Henry S. Graves
631:Elizabeth David
582:
531:
464:
426:
349:
316:
282:
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245:
239:
237:
231:
229:
223:
221:
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173:Total inductees
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151:First induction
140:
138:
68:French Republic
65:
61:Awarded by the
56:
40:
32:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3144:
3142:
3134:
3133:
3128:
3123:
3118:
3113:
3108:
3098:
3097:
3091:
3090:
3088:
3087:
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3066:
3064:
3063:
3056:
3049:
3037:
3025:
3013:
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2989:
2977:
2964:
2962:
2958:
2957:
2955:
2954:
2942:
2930:
2918:
2906:
2894:
2882:
2870:
2858:
2846:
2834:
2822:
2809:
2807:
2803:
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2800:
2799:
2787:
2775:
2763:
2751:
2739:
2727:
2715:
2703:
2691:
2679:
2667:
2654:
2652:
2642:
2641:
2638:Defunct orders
2636:
2633:
2632:
2629:
2628:
2626:
2625:
2613:
2601:
2589:
2577:
2564:
2562:
2558:
2557:
2555:
2554:
2542:
2530:
2518:
2505:
2503:
2501:Decolonisation
2495:
2494:
2492:
2491:
2479:
2467:
2455:
2438:
2421:
2409:
2396:
2394:
2386:
2385:
2383:
2382:
2369:
2367:
2359:
2358:
2356:
2355:
2343:
2331:
2319:
2307:
2295:
2283:
2270:
2268:
2260:
2259:
2257:
2256:
2244:
2232:
2229:Colonial Medal
2220:
2208:
2196:
2184:
2171:
2169:
2161:
2160:
2158:
2157:
2145:
2133:
2121:
2108:
2106:
2094:
2093:
2088:
2085:
2084:
2081:
2080:
2078:
2077:
2065:
2053:
2041:
2029:
2017:
2005:
2002:Overseas Medal
1993:
1981:
1969:
1957:
1945:
1933:
1921:
1909:
1897:
1885:
1873:
1861:
1849:
1836:
1834:
1830:
1829:
1827:
1826:
1814:
1802:
1790:
1787:Medal of Mines
1778:
1766:
1754:
1742:
1730:
1718:
1706:
1694:
1682:
1665:
1653:
1641:
1629:
1617:
1605:
1593:
1581:
1569:
1557:
1545:
1533:
1520:
1518:
1510:
1509:
1502:
1499:
1498:
1495:
1494:
1492:
1491:
1478:
1476:
1472:
1471:
1469:
1468:
1456:
1444:
1432:
1419:
1417:
1413:
1412:
1410:
1409:
1406:Order of Merit
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1380:
1367:
1365:
1357:
1356:
1349:
1346:
1345:
1340:
1338:
1337:
1330:
1323:
1315:
1309:
1308:
1300:
1272:
1264:
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778:Estelle Touzet
775:
770:
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762:
757:
752:
750:Jean Rochefort
747:
742:
740:Paul Prudhomme
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732:
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722:
717:
712:
709:
704:
699:
697:Patrick Levaye
694:
691:
689:Richard Juhlin
686:
683:
678:
673:
671:Hermann Jaeger
668:
666:Michel Guérard
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
626:Jacques Chirac
623:
618:
613:
611:Jacques Cariou
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
586:Philippe Adnot
581:
578:
577:
576:
571:
566:
564:John C. H. Lee
561:
556:
551:
546:
544:Dominique Levy
541:
540:Michel Durodie
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537:Christian Bind
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530:
527:
526:
525:
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490:
485:
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475:
470:
463:
460:
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411:
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396:
395:
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389:
348:
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333:
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327:
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247:
213:
212:
207:
203:
202:
197:
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182:
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174:
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160:
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156:
155:
152:
148:
147:
143:
142:
135:
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130:
123:
119:
118:
109:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
93:
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88:
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81:
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70:
58:
57:
50:
42:
41:
24:
14:
13:
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6:
4:
3:
2:
3143:
3132:
3129:
3127:
3124:
3122:
3119:
3117:
3114:
3112:
3109:
3107:
3104:
3103:
3101:
3086:
3076:
3075:
3072:
3061:
3057:
3054:
3050:
3047:
3043:
3038:
3035:
3031:
3026:
3023:
3019:
3014:
3011:
3007:
3002:
2999:
2995:
2990:
2987:
2983:
2978:
2975:
2971:
2966:
2965:
2963:
2959:
2952:
2948:
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2936:
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2919:
2916:
2912:
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2900:
2895:
2892:
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2883:
2880:
2876:
2871:
2868:
2864:
2859:
2856:
2852:
2847:
2844:
2840:
2835:
2832:
2828:
2823:
2820:
2816:
2811:
2810:
2808:
2804:
2797:
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2788:
2785:
2781:
2776:
2773:
2769:
2764:
2761:
2757:
2752:
2749:
2745:
2740:
2737:
2733:
2728:
2725:
2721:
2716:
2713:
2709:
2704:
2701:
2697:
2692:
2689:
2685:
2680:
2677:
2673:
2668:
2665:
2661:
2656:
2655:
2653:
2647:
2643:
2639:
2634:
2623:
2619:
2614:
2611:
2607:
2602:
2599:
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2427:
2422:
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2403:
2398:
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2393:
2387:
2380:
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2329:
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2296:
2293:
2289:
2284:
2281:
2277:
2272:
2271:
2269:
2267:
2261:
2254:
2250:
2245:
2242:
2238:
2233:
2230:
2226:
2221:
2218:
2214:
2209:
2206:
2202:
2197:
2194:
2190:
2185:
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2178:
2173:
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2170:
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2162:
2155:
2151:
2146:
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2139:
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