Ward of the Nation

{{short description|French special civil status}}

{{About|a special French civil status for those whose parents were lost or maimed in war or terrorist incidents|the status of a minor under the care of the French state|Ward of the State (France)}}

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Ward of the Nation ({{lang|fr|Pupille de la Nation}}) is a French civil status allocated by the State to those who have a parent who was injured or killed in war, or (since the November 2015 Paris attacks) during a terrorist incident, or while carrying out certain public services.[https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/world/europe/france-prime-minister-elisabeth-borne.html The Harrowing Personal Story France’s Prime Minister Rarely Tells]

Partly symbolic as "adoptees of the Nation" and partly remunerative, it goes beyond a Ward of the State, which in France is a minor person, such as an orphan, under the care and responsibility of the French state.{{cite web |title=ISIS In Europe: Orphans Of Terrorism 'Adopted' By France After Charlie Hebdo And Paris Islamic State Attacks |last1=McHugh |first1=Jess |url=https://www.ibtimes.com/isis-europe-orphans-terrorism-adopted-france-after-charlie-hebdo-paris-islamic-state-2382993 |date=16 June 2016 |website=IBT |publisher=International Business Times |location=New York |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=7 April 2018 |quote= }}

It is administered by the {{ill|National Office of Wards of the Nation|fr|Office national des pupilles de la Nation|v=sup}}, created by the {{ill|Law of 27 July 1917|fr|Loi du 27 juillet 1917|v=sup}}{{Cite web|title=Pupilles de la Nation |url=http://www.guichetdusavoir.org/ipb/index.php?showtopic=15228|website=Guichet du savoir}} and is part of the French Ministry of National Education.

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