Concours de Soupe de La Genevraye - 2026
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Event Details
- Date & Time
- Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · à l'issue de la cérémonie
Programme
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à l'issue de la cérémonie (cérémonie de 11h30 à 13h00)
Remembrance ceremony of 11 November, followed by the traditional annual soup contest.
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10h45
Meeting point at the Monument aux Morts; Commemoration ceremony of 11 November 1918 (Armistice 1918, tribute to all those who died for peace)
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11h30
Pot de l'Amitié (friendship drinks) offered by the town hall
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11h30
Soup contest organised by the CCAS: tasting and voting for the best soup
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12h45
Close of voting for "Meilleure soupe de La Genevraye" (best soup of La Genevraye)
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12h45
Announcement of the winners of the Louches d'or et d'argent 2026 (golden and silver ladles)
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About This Event
The 4th Concours de Soupe (soup contest) of La Genevraye (France) takes place on Wednesday 11 November 2026, following the commemoration ceremony of the Armistice of 11 November 1918. After the ceremony, at the Pot de l'Amitié offered by the town hall, the CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale) organises a soup contest: everyone is invited to taste and vote for the best soup of the commune. Residents of La Genevraye prepare a homemade soup and enter it by filling in the registration form. The Louches d'or et d'argent 2026 (golden and silver ladles) are awarded. Organised with the town hall of La Genevraye and the CCAS.
The cause
A convivial moment shared after the 11 November commemoration ceremony.
History
A traditional annual soup contest; 2026 is the 4th edition.
Who's who
Organised by
- Agnès Ducreux Mayor (Madame le Maire); invites to the ceremony together with the municipal council and personally invited the registered young people
- Conseil Municipal Members of the municipal council, co-hosts of the invitation
- CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale) Organises the soup contest
- Mairie de La Genevraye, with the CCAS (communal social action centre)
Contacts
- [email protected] Send a photo of the completed registration form; participation is confirmed by the town hall secretariat
- Mairie de La Genevraye Drop off the registration form at the town hall
Good to know
- Registration forms for the soup contest are being delivered to residents' letterboxes.
- The soup contest takes place at the end of the 11 November ceremony (11:30 am to 1 pm).
- Prepare your homemade soup the day before or the same morning so everyone at the contest can taste it.
- Everyone is invited to come and taste and to vote for the best soup of the commune.
- The mayor personally invited the registered young people to join the ceremony, to raise their awareness as citizens of the duty of remembrance.
Everything the announcement says
Every detail, as the festival announced it.
Commemoration ceremony of 11 November: Wednesday 11 November, 11h30 to 13h00.
Invitations to the 11 November ceremony and registration forms for the soup contest are being distributed in letterboxes.
The mayor, Agnès Ducreux, also wished to personally invite the registered young people to join this ceremony, to raise their awareness as citizens of the duty of remembrance.
We hope for many registrations for the traditional annual Concours de soupe, to share a convivial moment after the ceremony. Invitation letters are also being distributed in letterboxes.
Invitation (poster): 11 November 2026. Commemoration in tribute to all those who died for peace, Armistice 1918. Meeting point 10h45 at the Monument aux Morts. Afterwards, at the pot de l'amitié, you can taste and/or compete in the 4th CONCOURS DE SOUPE. With the town hall of La Genevraye and the CCAS.
Invitation (leaflet): Wednesday 11 Nov. 2026. Mme the mayor, Agnès Ducreux, and the members of the Municipal Council invite you to the Commemoration ceremony of 11 Nov. 1918. Following this time of collective remembrance and the Pot de l'Amitié, the CCAS (Centre Communal d'Action Sociale) proposes a Soup Contest: you are all invited to come to the tasting and to 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 the Louches d'or et d'argent 2026.
Participation: prepare your homemade soup the day before or the same morning so that everyone at the contest can taste it! To compete you must: be a resident of the commune of La Genevraye; fill in the registration form; drop it off at the town hall (or send a photo of the completed registration form to [email protected]; your participation will be confirmed by the town hall secretariat).
Announced as the traditional annual soup contest, after the 11 November commemoration (11:30 to 13:00 on the event page). Invitations and registration forms were being delivered to letterboxes in early November. Mayor Agnes Ducreux invites the commune's young people to the ceremony.
Invitation for 11 November 2026: a commemoration in tribute to all those who died for peace (Armistice 1918), meeting at 10h45 at the Monument aux Morts. Afterwards, at the pot de l'amitié (friendship drinks), you can taste and/or enter the 4th soup contest (4e Concours de soupe). Organised with the mairie of La Genevraye and the CCAS.
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Location
Mairie de La Genevraye, 3 Rte de Nemours, 77690 La Genevraye, France
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- To compete: be a resident of the commune of La Genevraye, fill in the registration form and drop it off at the town hall, or send a photo of the completed registration form to [email protected]; participation will be confirmed by the town hall secretariat.
- Invitations and registration forms for the soup contest are being distributed in letterboxes.