The team
Charles Bonaparte, Founder and Honorary Chairman
Charles Bonaparte founded the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities in 2004 and was its president until 2022.
After a doctorate in economics, Charles Bonaparte had a career in the senior civil service, investment banking and real estate. Elected in Ajaccio (Corsica), he created in 2004 the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities to develop cultural and tourist development projects with the cities crossed by the history of his ancestor.
In 2015, the Federation was certified as a European Cultural Route by the Council of Europe under the name "Destination Napoleon". It is now present in 13 European countries, from Portugal to the Russian Federation, while illustrating its vocation to participate in the construction of a Europe of peace through culture and history.
Vincent Chauvet, President
Vincent Chauvet est président de la Fédération Européenne des Cités Napoléoniennes depuis 2022.
Elu maire d’Autun en 2017, réelu en 2020, il a organisé dans sa ville en 2019 la célébration du 250e anniversaire de la naissance de Napoléon Bonaparte.
A former student of the Lycée Louis-Le-Grand, HEC and SciencesPo Paris, he was during his studies the guide of the "Musée Napoléon", the museum of the imperial family in Dordogne. He is also a graduate in History from the University of Paris-IV Sorbonne where he was a student of Professor Jacques-Olivier Boudon, current President of the Federation's Scientific Committee.
He has also been a member of the European Committee of the Regions since 2020, where he sits on the Culture Commission.
Eleonora Berti, Director
Eleonora Berti joined the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities in March 2020 as deputy director, and took up her management position in January 2021.
Between 2009 and 2019, Eleonora has been working at the European Institute of Cultural Routes as Senior Project Officer. Among other tasks, she was responsible for coordinating the certification and evaluation process of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, for facilitating synergies with significant European and International organisations and networks, and for creating and coordinating a specific Network of Universities, in Europe and beyond. Graduated in 2006 in Architecture and Urban Planning from the University of Florence (Italy), Eleonora has obtained in 2010 a PhD degree in Landscape Architecture and Planning, studying the connections between the Council of Europe Cultural Routes programme and the European Landscape Convention. In 2019-2020, she was Adjunct Professor at the University of Bologna, Department of Economics. Eleonora is Individual expert in the European Cultural Forum, created by the European Commission, DG EAC.
She is editor and author of the book “Cultural Routes management: from theory to practice”, edited in English and French by the Council of Europe in 2015 and translated into Romanian and Georgian, and of a number of chapters and articles on Cultural Routes, cultural heritage management, and sustainable development and tourism.
Jacques Chevin, Coordinator
Jacques Chevin joined the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities in September 2025 as European Coordinator.
From 2021 to 2025, he worked as Project Officer for the European Association of the Via Francigena, a Cultural Route certified by the Council of Europe. In this role, he managed and coordinated the members’ network, organised meetings and general assemblies, handled administrative follow-up, and promoted the route, notably through events with both associative and private partners.
He graduated in Art History from the University of Strasbourg (2018) after a year at Trinity College Dublin, and went on to obtain a Master’s degree in Tourism and Territorial Development at the University of Toulouse Jean-Jaurès (2020). His dissertation focused on heritage promotion along cultural routes, with the drafting of a UNESCO local management plan for the Routes of Santiago de Compostela at the Haute-Garonne Departmental Council.
Denise de Roux, Coordinator EU projects
Denise de Roux first joined the European Federation of Napoleonic Cities in 2021 to support its coordination and communication activities. Since the end of 2024, she has been dedicated to the European MED-Routes project, and since 2025 she has coordinated the Federation’s European projects.
Denise enjoys transforming complex ideas into clear, engaging materials that resonate with audiences and foster European cooperation. She also has an in-depth knowledge of the European and cultural ecosystem. In 2023–2024, she worked as Communication Manager for Interreg Alpine Space. From 2015 to 2019, she was with the Council of Europe’s Cultural Routes programme, notably the European Routes4U project, where she designed and disseminated clear, accessible content both online and in the field.
She holds a Master’s degree in Heritage Management and Tourism Development from the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (IREST). In Paris, she also shared her passion for culture for several years as a certified tour guide.
