Michel Renaud, founder of the founder of the Rendez-vous du carnet de Voyage Festival, was killed by terrorists in the attack on Charlie Hebdo.

He was in the newspaper with another member of the organization, Gérard Gaillard, who managed to escape the shooting by lying on the ground. The both came to meet Cabu, newspaper cartoonist, who was the guest of honor of the latest edition of the Biennale.

Michel Renaud was a notarious figure of the Clermont cultural life. He held several positions in the municipality