Bastille Day 2025: Notable Recipients of the Légion d’honneur
Bastille Day 2025 will honor 589 individuals with the Légion d’honneur, including notable political figures from Aveyron.
Key Points
- • Emmanuelle Gazel and Michel Rouquette to receive Légion d’honneur for their public service.
- • Total of 589 recipients being honored this Bastille Day.
- • Ranks include 497 knights, 68 officers, 18 commanders, 4 grand officers, and 2 grand crosses.
- • Mona Ozouf and Pierre Mazeaud among those receiving the highest honors.
On July 14, 2025, Bastille Day celebrations in France will honor a total of 589 individuals with the prestigious Légion d'honneur, including notable political figures Emmanuelle Gazel and Michel Rouquette. Gazel, the current mayor of Millau, is recognized for her extensive 28 years of service as an elected official, while Rouquette, former mayor of Lacalm from 2001 to 2016, is celebrated for a remarkable 58 years of community service that encompasses his roles in education and sports coaching.
The recipients will be conferred various ranks, with 497 individuals to be knighted, 68 awarded the rank of officer, 18 as commanders, four as grand officers, and two receiving the distinguished title of grand crosses. Among the highest honors go to acclaimed historian Mona Ozouf, celebrated for her contributions to the study of the French Revolution, and Pierre Mazeaud, former president of the Constitutional Council, who will both receive grand cross distinctions.