The administrative court of Lyon, seized by the League of Human Rights, finally ruled on Friday to Laurent Wauquiez who had installed crèches in the regional hotel in 2017. This initiative was finally validated on the grounds that she valued the work of craftsmen manufacturers of santons.
No to nurseries, but yes to santons: the administrative court of Lyon, seized by the League of Human Rights, has given reason on Friday, November 23 to Laurent Wauquiez who had had crèches installed in the regional hotel in 2017 by promoting the work of artisans.
The previous year, the same court had canceled the installation of a Christmas nativity scene at the regional hotel, believing that this set "disregarded the principle of neutrality in the absence of cultural, artistic or festival . "
The work of the santonnier highlighted
But, in 2017, the president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region put forward the crafts and the regional santonnières traditions. Once again seized by the League of Human Rights, the administrative court has this time rejected his appeal: "The installation of Christmas nativity in the hotel region does not ignore the principle of neutrality," said the justice.
Thus, the court "notes that the exhibition also presents four nursery displays made by master craftsmen and creators of Santons high-Savoyard, Altiligérien, Ardèche and Cantal and also includes panels illustrating the work of santonnier through the stages of the manufacture of a santon " .
Finally, he noted that "several workshops were organized for the discovery of crafts, destination, in particular, children" .