Gilles de Robien [SEP] native language
Gilles de Robien
Le vicomte Gilles de Robien (; born 10 April 1941 in Cocquerel, Somme) is a French politician and former government minister.
The son of Count Jean de Robien by his wife Éliane , he is descended from the noble Breton family .
In 1989, De Robien was elected Mayor of Amiens, being re-elected for two further terms. However, in the French municipal elections of 2008, he was defeated by of the French Socialist Party.
De Robien served as French Minister for Education
. That year he defeated longtime UDF incumbent Gilles de Robien.
Since 2008, the mayor of the city of Amiens, the regional capital, has been Socialist Gilles Demailly. He defeated longtime mayor Gilles de Robien of the New Centre party.
Language and culture.
Historically, the region of Picardy has a strong and proud cultural identity. The Picard (local inhabitants and traditionally speakers of the Picard language) cultural heritage includes some of the most extraordinary Gothic churches (Amiens and Beauvais cathedrals or Saint-Quentin basilica