Dear members, You will find attached the presentation given at our General Meeting. If you would like to receive the full meeting (including, for example, some interventions made live during the session, particularly from the City of Albi), please let me know at this address: laperouse-france.org. The duration is approximately three hours. Please note that […]
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On Wednesday, April 1st, 2026, on the occasion of Escale à Sète 2026, the Association Lapérouse Albi France (ALAF) was honored to be invited aboard the Sudarshini, the majestic Indian Navy training vessel present at the event. For the first time, India officially took part in the in order to share the richness of its
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A major maritime gathering The Association Lapérouse Albi France (ALAF) had the privilege of taking part in the 2026 edition of Escale à Sète, held from March 31 to April 6, a major biennial maritime event bringing together more than 120 ships and attracting nearly 300,000 visitors from around the world. This major event in
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Support an artistic creation at the heart of Albi’s heritage. The Lapérouse Albi France Association (ALAF) is currently supporting an original work: The Odyssey of Lights, a visual and musical evocation of Lapérouse’s 1785 expedition. Conceived by the composer Olivier Gavignaud, this work offers a visual reconstruction created with the help of artificial intelligence and
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Discord logo wearing an 18th-century naval hat, created by an AI. Good news for all enthusiasts of exploration, history, and adventure: the official Discord server of the Lapérouse Albi France Association (ALAF) is now online! This space was created as a place to meet and exchange ideas for members, the curious, and anyone who wishes
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This is great news for our association! We are pleased to announce that ALAF has officially received the 400th anniversary of the French Navy label. This recognition marks our association’s commitment to this major national celebration. Thanks to this certification, we now have access to official resources such as the 400th anniversary of the French
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ALAF will take part in the next edition of Escale à Sète, the major Mediterranean festival of maritime traditions, which will be held from March 31 to April 6, 2026. An International Gathering This major event brings together sailors, maritime history enthusiasts, and associations from all over France and abroad. To learn more about the
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Our association has members throughout France and abroad. As such, it is asked to organize events in France and abroad, thus extending its reach beyond Albi, without however forgetting Albi. It was in this context that on March 3, 2025, our president J-M Pestel gave a lecture at Météo France in Toulouse. This was made
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This month, we would like to highlight an association with which we have had a long-standing relationship: the Cercle d’Etude de l’Ile de Pâques et de la Polynésie (CEIPP). We asked its president, Raymond Duranton, for permission to publish one of his articles, which recounts Lapérouse’s visit to the famous Easter Island. If you are
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In the first part, we mentioned the beginnings of the departure of Malaspina expedition. Let us now talk about the most remarkable period: the expedition around the world, four years after that of Lapérouse An expedition inspired by that of Lapérouse (1789-1794) We have seen how Ambrosio Malaspina who had received Laperouse in Concepcion, then
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