Who are we?

The SNCF Gares & Connexions branch stemed from a belief : train stations are vibrant places at at the crossroads of various journeys. Like the lungs of cities, they transform territories and make everyday life easier for millions of travellers, visitors and residents.

Ever since its creation, SNCF Gares & Connexions has chosen to place regions’ cultural life at the heart of train stations. Art is an essential part of life, of personal fulfilment, and community spirit. Efficient and reactive, they offer an insight into art, proposing rich artistic and cultural events, carried out with the help of national or local institutions, and paying special attention to local cultural news. Thus, train stations act as gateways to new territories, they reinvent the notions of exchange, travel, and transport in the eyes of all.

As an important partner of significant institutions and events dedicated to photography, like le Jeu de Paume, LE BAL,  Circulation(s), ImageSingulières or Rencontres d’Arles, we’re also involved in contemporary art and music. Today, there are in total over 100 train stations throughout the country which brighten day-to-day travelling for travellers and residents all year round.

Why support the La Gacilly Photo Festival?

Loyal to the La Gacilly Photo Festival, we have been supporting the event for 5 years in a row by exhibiting the iconic photographs of the festival’s programme in the train stations of Rennes, Nantes, Vannes, Saint-Malo, Redon and Paris Montparnasse.

WHO ARE WE ?

Born from a love story between Mr. Yves Rocher and the Breton nature, nature is our guide since 1959.  We are creators of botanical beauty, we cultivate our plants, in Brittany, in agroecology in our organic fields in La Gacilly, to preserve and enhance biodiversity. We act for a more natural, sustainable beauty and respectful of plants, soils and people.   

We are botanists, harvesters, manufacturers, and retailers. Our value chain is under control, our environmental impact is therefore limited, and we are working to reduce it even more every day. We have studied the best nature has to offer in order to provide you with effective care products with active ingredients 100% derived from plants.

WHY SUPPORT THE FESTIVAL?   

The Yves Rocher brand is the main sponsor of the La Gacilly Photo Festival. We have a strong will to always be committed a little more everyday through our activities. We support the Festival which honors a humanist and committed photography. The festival offers a committing and immersive photographic experience at the heart of thirty open-air galleries, making us aware of the fragile beauty of our planet. A unique way to engage the public about its future and its benefits. By helping to support all these photographers, we also commit to biodiversity and sustainable development. It is an occasion for us to raise awareness on environmental matters.

About the Regional Council

ROCHER PARTICIPATIONS is the investment holding company of the ROCHER family.

It is held exclusively by the members of the ROCHER family, whose shareholders are the direct descendants of Mr Yves Rocher.

It is a French holding company, solidly established in its home territory, La Gacilly, in accordance with the wishes of its founder, Mr Yves Rocher, and with its purpose.

We are a Breton family holding company, convinced that well-rooted trees are more resistant to the vagaries of time.

Since 1959, our family adventure has been part of the world's changing times.

As early as 1971, Mr. Yves Rocher was already giving pride of place to Art by developing the establishment of numerous craftsmen in order to develop the economic growth of the commune of La Gacilly. More than fifty years later, these craftsmen are still present.

Why support the La Gacilly Photo Festival ?

By becoming a partner of the Photo Festival, ROCHER PARTICIPATIONS has perpetuated this commitment, using the photographic medium as a tool to bear witness to social and environmental issues addressed to the general public.

Our common values for a sustainable future

ROCHER PARTICIPATIONS also cultivates authentic encounters with its local partners, to support the Breton ecosystem and offer events accessible to everyone.