Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Compagnons du Tour de France is a French organization of craftsmen and artisans dating from the Middle Ages. Their traditional, technical education includes taking a tour, the Tour de France, around France and doing apprenticeships with masters. For a young man or young woman today, the compagnonnage is a traditional way to learn a trade while developing character by experiencing community life and traveling. The community lives in a Compagnon house called Cayenne managed by a mère, a woman acting as a second mother, of which there are more than 80 in France. The houses vary in size from a small house for five people to a larger one with more than 100 people living together.Until recently, the compagnons were all male. Today, they can be found in 49 countries across five continents, practising many different trades.A similar tradition exists for German Wandergesellen, or journeymen, to set out on the Wanderjahre.Tour de France simply refers to the fact that they are working in different places in France; every six months to a year they are required to change work locations. This is unrelated to the Tour de France cycling competition. The word compagnon (companion) is derived from the Old French compaignon, a person with whom one breaks bread."@en }
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- Compagnons_du_Tour_de_France abstract "The Compagnons du Tour de France is a French organization of craftsmen and artisans dating from the Middle Ages. Their traditional, technical education includes taking a tour, the Tour de France, around France and doing apprenticeships with masters. For a young man or young woman today, the compagnonnage is a traditional way to learn a trade while developing character by experiencing community life and traveling. The community lives in a Compagnon house called Cayenne managed by a mère, a woman acting as a second mother, of which there are more than 80 in France. The houses vary in size from a small house for five people to a larger one with more than 100 people living together.Until recently, the compagnons were all male. Today, they can be found in 49 countries across five continents, practising many different trades.A similar tradition exists for German Wandergesellen, or journeymen, to set out on the Wanderjahre.Tour de France simply refers to the fact that they are working in different places in France; every six months to a year they are required to change work locations. This is unrelated to the Tour de France cycling competition. The word compagnon (companion) is derived from the Old French compaignon, a person with whom one breaks bread.".
- Q1389435 abstract "The Compagnons du Tour de France is a French organization of craftsmen and artisans dating from the Middle Ages. Their traditional, technical education includes taking a tour, the Tour de France, around France and doing apprenticeships with masters. For a young man or young woman today, the compagnonnage is a traditional way to learn a trade while developing character by experiencing community life and traveling. The community lives in a Compagnon house called Cayenne managed by a mère, a woman acting as a second mother, of which there are more than 80 in France. The houses vary in size from a small house for five people to a larger one with more than 100 people living together.Until recently, the compagnons were all male. Today, they can be found in 49 countries across five continents, practising many different trades.A similar tradition exists for German Wandergesellen, or journeymen, to set out on the Wanderjahre.Tour de France simply refers to the fact that they are working in different places in France; every six months to a year they are required to change work locations. This is unrelated to the Tour de France cycling competition. The word compagnon (companion) is derived from the Old French compaignon, a person with whom one breaks bread.".