Fondation nationale de gérontologie

The Fondation nationale de gérontologie (FNG) was a French national resource centre on questions of old age and ageing. It was founded by Professor François Bourlière and recognised as being of public utility on 20 September 1967. Headquartered at 49, rue Mirabeau in Paris, it served as a place of research, information (documentation) and training for specialists across the disciplines of social and medical gerontology, as well as for actors concerned with the longevity revolution and the growing place of older people in the economy and society. The foundation was a non-profit institution of public utility rather than a commercial enterprise. Its work centred on three pillars: research, documentation and professional training in gerontology. It addressed both medical and social dimensions of ageing, reflecting the multidisciplinary character of the field. Over its lifetime it was led by figures such as Pierre Laroque, Clément Michel, Francis Pavard, Geneviève Laroque and Paulette Guinchard, while François Bourlière and Françoise Forette served as directors. After more than four decades of activity, the FNG ceased operations on 31 December 2013, following a decision of its board of directors. Its legacy lies in the documentation, training and research infrastructure it built for the French gerontology community during a period of rapid demographic change.

The Fondation nationale de gérontologie (FNG) was created and recognised as being of public utility on 20 September 1967, founded by Professor François Bourlière. It was established as a national resource centre on questions relating to old age and ageing, at a time when gerontology was emerging as a distinct multidisciplinary field combining medical and social approaches. Located at 49, rue Mirabeau in Paris, the foundation functioned as a place of research, information and documentation, and training. Its audiences were twofold: specialists in the various disciplines of social and medical gerontology, and the wider set of actors concerned with the longevity revolution and the growing place of older people in the economy and society. Its governance reflected its public-interest character. Pierre Laroque, a major figure in French social security, served as president from 1967 to 1975. He was followed by Clément Michel, then Francis Pavard, who led until 1991. Geneviève Laroque then presided from 1991 to 2012, and Paulette Guinchard took over from 2013. On the executive side, François Bourlière served as director from 1967, and Françoise Forette also held the position of director. After more than four decades of activity, the FNG ceased operations on 31 December 2013, following a decision of its board of directors. The foundation thus closed at the end of the same year in which its last president took office, marking the end of an institution that had provided documentation, training and research resources to the French gerontology community.

• 2013

  Paulette Guinchard becomes president from 2013.

• 2013

  The FNG ceases activities on 31 December 2013 following a decision of its board of directors.

• 1991

  Geneviève Laroque becomes president (1991–2012), succeeding Francis Pavard.

• 1967

  Foundation created and recognised as being of public utility on 20 September 1967 by Professor François Bourlière.

• 1967

  Pierre Laroque becomes president (1967–1975); François Bourlière becomes director.

National non-profit resource centre of public utility for research, documentation and training on ageing and old age in France.

• Research on ageing and old age

• Documentation and information centre

• Training for gerontology specialists

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