Who are we?
The National Estate of Chambord, a state-run industrial and commercial establishment
The National Estate of Chambord, created by article 230 of the law of 23 February 2005 on rural development, is a state-run industrial and commercial national establishment. Statutory decree 2005-703 of 24 June 2005 entrusts it with a number of missions:
• Conserve, draw up inventories, protect, restore and enhance.
• Showcase and put on public display.
• Welcome the public and increase visitor numbers.
• Disseminate knowledge about the château and estate.
• Design and run educational and publicity initiatives.
• Research the estate’s architecture, collections, gardens, forest, fauna and hunting.
• Manage the estate’s forest based on sustainable development principles.
• Manage hunting on the estate with the aim of achieving a woodland-hunting balance and preserving biodiversity.
• Develop the establishment’s resources.
The Board
The National Estate of Chambord établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial (EPIC or a state-run industrial and commercial establishment) was created on 1 July 2005 and is under the patronage of the French President and the authority of the French Ministries of Culture, Agriculture and Ecology. It is run by a board which sets the guidelines for its work.
Chairman,
State Representatives,
Eric Allain, Director General for agricultural and agri-food policy and for the regions, representing the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
Philippe Belaval, Heritage Director, representing the Minister of Culture and Communication
Odile Gauthier, Director for water and biodiversity, representing the Minister of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Land Planning
Philippe Josse, Director of budgets, representing the Minister of the Budget, Public Accounts and the Civil Service
Nicolas Basselier, the Loir et Cher Prefect
Local Authority Representatives,
André Joly, Mayor of Chambord
Marc Gricourt, Mayor of Blois
Maurice Leroy, Minister of Urban Affairs
Gilles Clément, Chairman of the Chambord Area Combined District Council
National Public Establishment Representatives,
Pascal Viné, Director General of the National Forests Office
Jean-Pierre Poly, Director General of the National Hunting and Wildlife Office
Isabelle Lemesle, President of the National Monuments Organisation
Qualified persons
Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, Former minister of culture and communication
Christian de Longevialle, President of the Hunting and Nature Foundation Centre
Patrick Ouart, Advisor to the chairman of LVMH
Members with consultative votes
Jean d'Haussonville, Managing Director of the National Estate of Chambord state-run establishment
Marie-Christine Colom d'Ecotay, comptroller
Jean-Paul Brocheton, National Estate of Chambord state-run establishment accountant
Advisory Council
The Advisory Council gives its opinion on the Chambord state-run establishment’s commercial, hunting, forestry, scientific and cultural policy and any issue submitted to it by the Chairman of the Board. The council meets at least once a year.
Chairman,
Renaud Denoix de Saint-Marc, Member of the Constitutional Council, President of the Association of Friends of Chambord and Chairman of the National Estate of Chambord Advisory Council.
Catherine Arminjon, Chief Heritage Curator
Jean-Marie Ballu
Claude d’Anthenaise, Chief Curator of the Hunting and Nature Museum
Patrick de Calatchi, Company director
Christian de Longevialle, Chairman of the Hunting and Nature Centre Foundation
Jean Claude Van Dam, Regional Director of Cultural Affairs
Michel Charasse, Former minister and Puy de Dôme senator
Bertrand Landrieu, Director of Jacques Chirac’s office
Pierre Letzelter, Advisor to the CEO of the LVMH group
Patrice Martin-Lalande, MP for Loir et Cher
Patrick Molis, President of the French National Navigation Company
Pierre Mongin, President of the RATP
Ladislas Poniatowski, Senator of the Eure french department
Michel Roger, Prime minister in Monaco
The Collections' Commitee
The Collections Committee gives its opinion on the broad lines of the Chambord public establishment’s acquisitions policy and on collection development. Chaired by the managing director, the committee has five ex-officio members: two employees of the public establishment who are appointed for their skills and a representative from each of the French Ministries of Agriculture and Fisheries, Culture and Communication and Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Land Planning. The committee also has three qualified members who are specialists in French history, wildlife and hunting.
Chairman,
Jean d'Haussonville, Managing Director of the National Estate of Chambord
Patrick Ponsot, Chief Architect for French historical monuments
Philippe Sénéchal, History of Art Professor
Monique Chatenet, Chief Heritage Curator
Jean-Marie Ballu
Irène Jourd’heuil, Heritage Curator
Marie-Anne Sire, Inspector General of Historic Monuments
Claude d'Anthenaise, Chief Curator of the Hunting and Nature Museum
Anne-Cécile Tizon-Germe, Antiquities and Objets d’art Curator and Director of the departmental archives
Denis Grandemenge, National Estate of Chambord Collections Manager
Luc Forlivesi, Director of heritage and collections
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee oversees the daily running of the National Estate of Chambord public establishment.
Its members are:
Jean d'Haussonville, Managing Director
Luc Forlivesi, Director of heritage and collections
Jean-Noël Lavayssière, General secretary
Guillaume Bruneteau, Director of Hunting and Forests
Dominique Jauzenque, Tourisme and Communication Director
Yannick Mercoyrol, Cultural Programme Director
Marie-Emmanuelle Parison, PR and Products Director
Pascal Thévard, Built Heritage and Gardens Director
Jean-Paul Brocheton, National Estate of Chambord state-run establishment accountant
Léo Margary, accountant’s signing officer
Latest press releases:
Rapport d'activité 2010
