Les Francofolies de La Rochelle

Les Francofolies (French pronunciation: [le fʁɑ̃kɔfɔli]) is the annual music festival founded in 1985 in La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, France as an initiative of Jean-Louis Foulquier. It is usually held annually in July and aims at promoting French-language music.

Scene from main stage at the Francofolies (2007).

Scene from Chantier des Francos

Number of those attending the festival has exceeded 160,000 in 2007. Founder Jean-Louis Foulquier went on to establish Les FrancoFolies de Montréal in 1989.

Jean-Louis Foulquier founder of the festival died 10 December 2013, following a long illness.

See also

• Les FrancoFolies de Montréal
• Les Francofolies de Spa

External links

• Official site of Francofolies de la Rochelle