The Safeguarding of French Art, a venerable association which celebrates its 100th anniversary this month, proudly announces itself in golden letters on the pediment of 22, rue de Douai.
Upstairs, a handful of employees work in a delightfully old-fashioned setting, under vaulted ceilings and on old desks.
Upon entering, we usually hear the thundering voice of the president, Olivier de Rohan Chabot, indignant at the destruction of a small church or trying to alert friends to the dire fate that awaits another.
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At 80, Olivier de Rohan is a character.
Since 2005, and after having chaired the Society of Friends of Versailles for twenty-five years, he continues to set himself up as a statue of the commander against destructive mayors, drawing from his address book to rally to his cause.
Among his achievements is the restoration of Saint-Joseph de Roubaix, a former parish for textile workers, and for which he has put considerable energy.
He sometimes drags a reputation
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