Scouting and Guiding in France

[1] Next to Germany, France is the country with the most fragmented Scout movement.

There are at least 50 independent Scouting associations in France outside the above-mentioned federations.

Most of them are recognized by regional or local authorities, some via religious communities.

Notable among them are: The Fédération des Associations d'Anciens du Scoutisme (FAAS) is the national member of the International Scout and Guide Fellowship.

The Members of the federation are: At the end of 1937, France sent Scoutmaster Raymond Schlemmer to the Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese areas of Indochina to oversee the setting up of the Fédération Indochinoise des Associations du Scoutisme (FIAS, Indochinese Federation of Scouting Associations) in all three regions.