Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

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Order of Arts and Letters
Insignia of an Officier and a Chevalier
Native name
French	Ordre des Arts et des Lettres[1]
Type	Order of merit with 3 degrees: Commandeur (Commander) Officier (Officer) Chevalier (Knight)
Awarded for	Significant contribution to the enrichment of the French cultural inheritance
Presented by	French Minister of Culture
Status	Active
Established	2 May 1957
Website	http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/artsetlettres/, https://www.culture.gouv.fr/Nous-connaitre/Organisation-du-ministere/Conseil-de-l-Ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres
Commandeur Officier Chevalier Ribbon bars of the Order
Precedence
Next (higher)	Ordre du Mérite Maritime
Next (lower)	Médaille des Évadés

The Order of Arts and Letters^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]} (French: Ordre des Arts et des Lettres^[8][9][10]) is an order of France established on 2 May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its supplementary status to the Ordre national du Mérite was confirmed by President Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields.

Its origin is attributed to the Order of Saint Michael (established 1 August 1469), as acknowledged by French government sources.^[1][11][12]