Ordre du Mérite Civil

Ordre du Mérite Civil
Awarded by  France
Type	Order with three degrees:
Status	Deprecated 3 December 1963 by the Ordre National du Mérite
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	Commandeur Officier Chevalier
Established	14 October 1957
Precedence
Next (higher)	Médaille militaire
Next (lower)	Croix de guerre

The Ordre du Mérite civil (Order of Civil Merit) of France was created on 14 October 1957 to reward individuals who have rendered services reported to the state as part of the Ministry of Interior, or to departments, municipalities and public institutions. The order is managed by the Interior minister, assisted by a Council of the Order.

The Order has three classes:

• Commandeur (Commander)
• Officier (Officer)
• Chevalier (Knight)

The Order was deprecated by decree on 3 December 1963, and superseded by the Ordre national du Mérite. Extant members may continue to display their decorations.

References

• Marc Champenois (9 August 2008). "Ordre du Mérite civil" (in French). Les décorations Francaises. http://www.france-phaleristique.com/meritcivil.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-06. 

This article incorporates information from the revision as of February 2009 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.