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Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Fédération Québécoise de Naturisme
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Description area
Dates of existence
1977-
History
Fédération Québécoise de Naturisme was founded in 1977 by Michel Vaïs, a Quebecois theatre critic, journalist, author, and naturist. It is the official representative of the International Naturist Federation (INF) for the province of Quebec and French-speaking Canada. The FQN shares its membership with the Federation of Canadian Naturists (FCN) as the INF only recognizes one naturist organization per country. Together, the FQN and FCN form the FQN-FCN Union for joint membership in the INF.
The FQN's mission is to bring naturists together and promote the practice of naturism in Quebec. The federation has eight affiliated naturist centers, including La Pommerie naturist center, La vieille ferme, Bare Oaks Family Naturist Park, DSA naturist center, Les loisirs air-soleil naturist club, Oasis naturist center, East Haven Sun Club, and Les amis de la nature. Activities include swimming, volleyball, spa, indoor sports, restaurant meetings, yoga, board games, bowling, and virtual meetings organized during the pandemic. The headquarters is located at the Regroupement Loisir et Sport du Québec at the Olympic Park stadium in Montreal.