▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Arts ▁Category : English ▁just ices ▁of ▁the ▁peace <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Conc ours ▁des ▁vill es ▁et ▁villages ▁fle ur is ▁(" town s ▁and ▁villages ▁in ▁blo om ▁competition ") ▁is ▁a ▁contest ▁organized ▁ann ually ▁in ▁France ▁which ▁a ims ▁to ▁encou rage ▁communes ▁to ▁adopt ▁and ▁implement ▁policies ▁that ▁improve ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁life ▁of ▁their ▁inhabitants ▁and ▁enh ance ▁their ▁attract iveness ▁to ▁visitors ▁through ▁the ▁provision ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁green ▁spaces ▁and ▁the ▁enh ancement ▁of ▁their ▁natural ▁environments . ▁Success ful ▁communes ▁are ▁awarded ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁display ▁a ▁bad ge ▁( show ing ▁from ▁one ▁to ▁four ▁flowers ) ▁on ▁road ▁signs ▁and ▁in ▁other ▁local ▁prom ot ional ▁material . ▁ ▁The ▁competition ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁state ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁a ▁distinct ▁national ▁committee ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁This ▁committee ▁is ▁still ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Tour ism . ▁All ▁the ▁French ▁communes ▁can ▁take ▁part ▁and ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁application ▁fe es . ▁There ▁is ▁not ▁any ▁limitation ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁awarded ▁communes , ▁so ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁in ▁competition ▁between ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁The ▁label ▁compr ises ▁four ▁awards : ▁one , ▁two , ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁flowers , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁municipality . ▁Each ▁award ▁is ▁given ▁according ▁to ▁strict ▁criteria . ▁The ▁" F leur ▁d ' Or " ▁( g old en ▁flower )