3rd Concours de Soupe - La Genevraye 2025

3rd Soup contest of La Genevraye (posted Monday 3 November 2025).
On 11 November 2025 after the commemoration ceremony, at the Mairie de La Genevraye.
The town hall of La Genevraye invites you to take part in its best-soup contest, a friendly, tasty moment open to all: children, teenagers, adults... Come to taste or compete solo or as a team! The Louche d'or and Cuillère d'or prizes are back in play. Whether you are an accomplished chef or just a fan of winter soups, come and share your cooking talents in good spirits.
REGISTER before 7 November.
Invitation poster: Tuesday 11 November 2025 – Commemoration in tribute to all those who died for peace – Armistice 1918 – Meet 10h45 at the Monument aux Morts – afterwards, at the pot de l'amitié, you can taste and/or compete in the 3rd soup contest – with the mairie de La Genevraye and the CCAS.
Invitation: the mayor, Pascal Otlinghaus, and the members of the Conseil Municipal invite you to the Commemoration Ceremony of 11 Nov. 1918. After this time of collective remembrance and the Pot de l'Amitié, the CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale) offers a Soup Contest: you are all invited to the tasting and to the vote for the best soup of our commune.
Programme: 10h45 Commemoration ceremony of 11 November 1918. 11h30 Pot de L'Amitié offered by the town hall; soup contest organised by the CCAS. 12h45 Close of voting « Meilleure soupe de La Genevraye »; announcement of the winners of La Louche d'Or 2025.
Participation: come and compete to let people taste your home-made soup. The first five registrants will be selected for the contest! To compete you must: live in the commune of La Genevraye; fill in the registration form; hand in the form at the town hall before 7 November. (** The first 8 forms handed in at the town hall will be kept: your participation will be confirmed by the secretariat.)
Registration form, to be filled in by the participant(s): you can register alone, as a family or as a group of neighbours/friends to make your soup recipe and bring a pot on Tuesday 11 November 2025. For each contestant – equipment to bring: 1 pot (filled with hot home-made soup), 1 ladle. Equipment provided: 1 table (stand) with a tablecloth, 1 electric warmer, cups & spoons.
Tear-off part to hand in at the town hall before 7 November 2025: Registration form for the Concours de soupe 2025 – group name (example: « La soupe à l'oseille »), participating member(s) – surname and first name, phone number. I accept the Rules of the Soup Contest and undertake to bring my/our soup on 11 November at 10h15 to set up my stand and to be present until packing up at 13h15. Signature.
Rules of the soup contest – all varieties of soup are accepted, except la soupe à la grimace!!!
Article 1: the best-soup contest is open to all, alone or as a team (adults, teenagers, children).
Article 2: free registration must be made before 7 November 2025 by filling in the registration form. Only the first eight registrations will be kept and confirmed by phone by the town hall secretariat.
Article 3: only home-made soups, potages and hot broths are accepted, in a pot.
Article 4: your soup is prepared at home; we provide the equipment needed to keep it hot.
Article 5: each participant undertakes to prepare the soup in impeccable hygiene conditions, with fresh, seasonal food.
Article 6: each participant displays the soup on a table already in place (tablecloth and warmer provided). On paper or a slate, show the name of the soup followed by the detail of the ingredients used (to prevent allergies and food intolerances!!!). Each soup presented will be numbered to make voting easier for the public and the jury.
Article 7: the official opening of the contest is 11h30.
Article 8: the public and the jury may vote only once. Everyone receives a ballot to write the name or number of their favourite soup.
Article 9: the count will take place at 12h45 and the winners will be announced by the Members of the Jury (three personalities of the commune). The winning soups will be those with the most points.
Article 10: all participants will receive a prize. Two prizes will be awarded: La Louche d'Or by the public and La Cuillère d'Or by the jury.
Article 11: taking part in the contest implies acceptance of these rules. The contest arrangements cannot give rise to any dispute.
The completed registration form is to be handed in at the town hall of La Genevraye during public opening hours.

The winners of the 3rd Concours de Soupe de La Genevraye! (published Thursday 13 November 2025)
Concours de Soupe de La Genevraye - a warm and tasty edition!
A big thank you to everyone for taking part in our 3rd Concours de Soupe de La Genevraye, which took place in a friendly, gourmet atmosphere. The pots were generous, the flavours were there, and a large public came to taste and vote.
Our two 2025 winners:
La Louche d'Or - Prix du Public (Public Prize): Association Collage. Well done for this soup acclaimed by the tasters!
La Cuillère d'Or - Prix du Jury (Jury Prize): Céline Breilly. A special mention for Céline, who confirms her talent: after winning the Public Prize last year, she won over the Jury this year!
A huge thank you to the participants, the volunteers and everyone who brings these warm moments to life in the heart of the village. See you next year, with even more good soups!
Images: 'Le 3ème Concours de Soupe de La Genevraye' - 'Prix de la cuillère d'or 2025, Prix du Jury: Céline Breilly'; 'Prix de la louche d'or 2025, Prix du Public: Association COLLAGE'; photos of the tasting, La Genevraye 2025.

Open to children, teenagers and adults, alone or in teams; registration before 7 November. Two trophies were in play: the Louche d'Or (public prize) and the Cuillere d'Or (jury prize). The organisers reported generous pots and a large crowd of tasters and voters. The ceremony meeting point was the war memorial at 10:45, then the town hall.

On Tuesday 11 November 2025, La Genevraye's town hall and CCAS (municipal social action centre) invite residents to the Armistice 1918 commemoration honouring all those who died for peace, meeting at 10:45 at the war memorial (Monument aux Morts). Afterwards, at the reception (pot de l'amitié), people can taste soups and/or enter the 3rd soup contest.

Invitation, Tuesday 11 November 2025. The mayor, Pascal Otlinghaus, and the members of the Municipal Council invite you to the Commemoration ceremony of 11 Nov. 1918. After this time of collective remembrance and the Pot de l'Amitié, the CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale) proposes a Soup Contest: everyone is invited to come to the tasting and vote for the best soup of the commune. Programme: 10h45 Commemoration ceremony of 11 November 1918; 11h30 Pot de l'Amitié offered by the town hall and soup contest organised by the CCAS; 12h45 close of voting for "Meilleure soupe de La Genevraye" and announcement of the winners of La Louche d'Or 2025. Participation: come and compete to have your homemade soup tasted; the first five registrants will be retained for the contest. To compete you must be a resident of La Genevraye, fill in the registration form and drop it at the town hall before 7 November (footnote: the first 8 registration forms dropped at the town hall will be retained; your participation will be confirmed by the secretariat). You can register alone, as a family or as a group of neighbours or friends to make your soup recipe and bring a pot on Tuesday 11 November 2025. Each competitor brings 1 pot (filled with hot homemade soup) and 1 ladle; provided: 1 table (stand) with a tablecloth, 1 electric warmer, cups and spoons. The registration form for the Concours de Soupe 2025 (group name, e.g. "La soupe à l'oseille"; participating members' surname and first name; phone number; signature) is to be cut out and handed in at the town hall before 7 November 2025. By signing, participants accept the contest rules and commit to bring their soup on 11 November at 10h15 to set up their stand and to stay until packing up at 13h15.