Huguette Pouget Receives Diocesan Merit Award for Dedication to Vendargues Church

After fifty years of service, Huguette Pouget was honored by the Archbishop of Montpellier for her commitment to the parish.

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Huguette Pouget has received the Diocesan Merit, an award from the Archbishop of Montpellier, recognizing fifty years of dedicated service to the Saint-Théodorit Church and its parishioners in Vendargues.

This recognition celebrates half a century of daily presence serving the Saint-Théodorit Church and its parishioners. Huguette Pouget not only opened and closed the church doors but also ensured its upkeep, prepared ceremonies, sometimes even using her own funds, as highlighted by Father Christian Chanliau.
Her altruism, dedication, and modesty have been particularly noted over the last fifteen years, following the death of Noëlle Senaux. The distinction now truly bears her name, as in 2025, a room in the presbytery was already named in her honor, 'in her image,' recalled Guy Lauret, Mayor of Vendargues.
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"Sometimes decorating the altar with her own money"

Father Christian Chanliau
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"saw, in 2025, her name given to a very private room in the Presbytery, in her image"

Guy Lauret · Mayor of Vendargues
Fathers Mathieu and Chanliau presented her with this distinction during the mass in memory of Saint-Théodorit, in a packed church. 'An occasion, one of the rare ones, to see Huguette step out of her usual discretion. A true symbol!' concluded Pascale Lock, First Deputy Mayor.
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"An occasion, one of the rare ones, to see Huguette step out of her usual discretion. A true symbol!"

Pascale Lock · First Deputy Mayor
Based on information from the official source: Mairie de Vendargues (21/10/2026)