See also: Palm

The academic Palmes are a French decoration (heiresses of an honorary title created in 1808 pennies Napoleon i) instituted the October 4th 1955 by the president of the Republic Rene Coty, which made following the distinction of Officer of academy created by Napoleon Bonaparte to honor the eminent members with the Université. It is about oldest of the only decreed distinctions on a purely civil basis.

With its creation in 1808, the academic palms have an honorary title reserved for the University (which then includes/understands also the colleges). There are then three titles:

• titular (which ceases being conferred after 1850): titrate granted of right to the large-Master, the chancellor, the treasurer and the advisers with life.
• the officers of the university (which becomes in 1850 officer of the State education ): titrate granted of right to the ordinary advisers, inspectors of the University, vice-chancellors and inspectors of academy, and with the professors of faculties. It could also be granted to the headmasters, to critics and to professors of the first two classes of most advisable colleges the “by their talents and services”
• the officers of the academies (then starting from 1837 officers of academy ): titrate granted of right to the headmasters, critics, professors of the first two classes of the colleges and principal of the colleges. It could be also granted to regents of colleges, chiefs of institutions and with the other professors of the colleges because of “eminent services”.

It should be noted that it is only into 1866 that the academic Palms become a decoration strictly speaking. With the embroidered badge makes place a metal badge constant by a ribbon, of black moire initially then violet.

Lastly, the academic Palms take their current aspect in 1955, in the form of an order with three ranks:

• knight
• officer
• commander.

Today, this distinction honors certain members with the educative community, Enseignant S or not. The methods of its attribution were extended, in 1866, with nonteaching people having rendered services eminent with the State education, and it can, also, being granted the abroads, and to the French residing abroad, contributing, actively, with the expansion of the French culture in the world.

The promotions and nominations, taken by decree of the Minister for State education, take place twice the year: January 1st for the people not belonging to an educational establishment of the State or to a service of the Minister of education main road, on July 14th for the people belonging to an educational establishment of the State or to a service of the minister of education main road.

See too

• List of the Commanders of the academic Palms

• Association of the Members about the Academic Palms

Internal bonds

External bonds

• Association of the members about the academic Palms (AMOPA)
• Site treating of military and civil decorations French
• Public records: Decorations in the funds of the State education