Yannick Jaulin

Yannick Jaulin
Jaulin in 2021
Born (1958-07-30) July 30, 1958 (age 68)
Aubigny, Vendée, France
OccupationsActor, storyteller
Known forOral literature, contemporary storytelling in France
AwardsChevalier of Arts and Letters (2005); Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (2013)

Yannick Jaulin (born July 30, 1958) is a French storyteller, actor, and playwright. He was born in Aubigny, Vendée, France. He is also described as a diseur (a speaker-performer in the oral tradition), singer, and humorist.

Biography

Early life

Yannick Jaulin is originally from the Vendée department in western France. From an early age, he was immersed in parlanjhe, also known as Poitevin-Saintongeais, a Gallo-Romance language (similar to Gallo and Picard), often referred to colloquially as a patois.

Order of the Solar Temple

Jaulin was a member of the Order of the Solar Temple, a religious group, commonly called a cult, notorious for committing mass suicide in the 1990s. He and his partner left about a year before the mass suicides occurred. He spoke publicly about this period of his life in an episode of the Canal+ investigative program Spécial Investigation broadcast in December 2012.

In 2022, Jaulin revisited his years in the cult as a former follower in the documentary series La Secte. He also appeared on the morning program of France Inter, interviewed by Sonia Devillers.

Filmography

Bibliography

Honours and awards

References

  1. ↑ Carpentier, Laurent (31 May 2014). "Yannick Jaulin, conteur de la ruralité ordinaire". Le Monde. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 Roussel, Frédérique (26 November 2007). "C'est patois, c'est moi" [It's patois, it's me]. Libération. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Davet, Stéphane (13 September 2004). "Yannick Jaulin, un affabulateur dans le terroir". Le Monde. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ancien adepte de la secte du Temple Solaire, le conteur vendéen Yannick Jaulin témoigne". Ouest-France. 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "La secte du Temple Solaire : un ancien adepte témoigne" [The Solar Temple cult: a former member testifies]. France Inter. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Yannick Jaulin named Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Culture : les décorés de la Légion d'honneur du 14 juillet 2013" [Culture: those decorated with the Legion of Honour on 14 July 2013]. Louvre pour tous. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Yannick Jaulin chevalier de la Légion d'honneur et "fier de l'être"" [Yannick Jaulin: Chevalier of the Legion of Honour and proud of it]. SudOuest.fr. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Le conteur vendéen Yannick Jaulin dédie le Molière qu'il n'a pas reçu". Ouest‑France. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  10. ↑ ""Le Nombril du monde, c'est encore un défi", selon Yannick Jaulin". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 10 July 2025.