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Lycée Saint-Louis

January 16, 2024

The Lycée Saint-Louis is a post-secondary school located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, in the Latin Quarter. It is the only public French lycée exclusively dedicated to providing classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE; preparatory classes for the Grandes Écoles such as École Polytechnique, CentraleSupélec in engineering and ESSEC Business School, ESCP Business School, and HEC Paris in commerce).

Lycée Saint-Louis
Location
44 Boulevard Saint-Michel

75006 Paris

France
Coordinates48°50′58″N 2°20′29″E / 48.84944°N 2.34139°E / 48.84944; 2.34139
Information
Former names
  • Collège d'Harcourt (1280-1820)
  • Lycée Saint-Louis (1820-present)
TypePublic funded classes préparatoires
Established1280 - 742 years ago
School districtLatin Quarter
Number of students1,416
LanguageFrench
MascotSaint Louis
NicknameSancto-Ludovicien
Websitelycee-saintlouis.ac-paris.fr
West side of the Lycée Saint-Louis, Paris VIe, one of the most famous lycée preparing to the grandes écoles.

Saint-Louis has graduated many notable alumni, including five Nobel laureates, one Fields laureate, one President of France, as well as major intellectual figures such as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Émile Zola or Louis Pasteur.

History edit

Collège d'Harcourt edit

 
The collège d'Harcourt in a map of 1775.

The lycée Saint-Louis was formerly known as the Collège d'Harcourt (Latin: Collegium Harcurianum).[1] The Collège d'Harcourt was founded in 1280 by Robert and Raoul d'Harcourt to offer food and housing for around forty students from underprivileged backgrounds. Starting from its beginning, it was not only a simple student residence but also a place of teaching, this activity took more and more importance over time. During the Wars of Religion, it was a Catholic stronghold. As a result, Henri IV confiscated the college's property and dismissed its director. Once peace returned, the king reformed the teaching of the colleges: initially intended to train clerics and academics through theological studies, the college was transformed into an institution where the children of the gentry, Parisian bourgeoisie and scholarship holders from Normandy studied.

The college started to become famous in the 16th century, and great historical figures such as Racine, Boileau and Perrault attended it in the 17th and 18th centuries.

In the 18th century, it was a stronghold of Jansenists and graduated several of the philosophes and Encyclopédistes of the Enlightenment and therefore opposed the influence of the Jesuits in education, whose stronghold was located couples meter away, at the college of Clermont.

The original building was demolished in 1795 and the present one was built on its site in 1814.[citation needed]

In the course of the tumultuous 19th century, the lycée was successively turned by force into a prison, barracks and reformatory.

Lycée Saint-Louis edit

 
The lycée in the background on a picture from 1938 taken from the Place de la Sorbonne

In 1812, a decree of Napoleon I ordered the reopening of the Collège d'Harcourt according to the plans of J.-B. Guynet, in order to accommodate an imperial lycée. However, it was not until October 1820 that the "Collège Royal Saint-Louis" took over from the former Collège d'Harcourt, and welcomed again boarders in 1823. In 1848, following the French Revolution of 1830, it changed its name to "Lycée Saint-Louis", after being called "Lycée Monge " for several months.

The lycée is primarily devoted to the instruction of science (since 1885, the boarding school only welcomed scientific students) and in scientific classes préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles (established in 1866, the only ones present at the school since the closing of the last high school class in 1969). In 1843, a student from the school won the first prize in mathematics for the first time in the concours général. The classes préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles opened in 1866 and allowed students to take the competitive exams for the École polytechnique, the École normale supérieure (in science), Centrale, the École forestière and Saint-Cyr, and were expanded in 1885 to include preparation for the École navale.

A statue of Saint Louis stands in the middle of the central courtyard. According to an old tradition now fully integrated to the school’s folklore, students that have succeeded in getting in Polytechnique have to thank their alma mater by splashing the statue with red or yellow paint depending on whether the year is even or odd. Few days later, the statue is simply painted back white explaining why its traits have become a little bit faded over the years.

Academics edit

The school offers mainly scientific courses including MPSI (Mathematics, Physics, Engineering), PCSI (Physics, Chemistry and Engineering) for the freshmen, and MP (Mathematics, Physics), PC (Physics, Chemistry), PSI (Physics, Engineering) for seniors as well as BCPST (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geology). The lycée has also courses relying heavily on Mathematics and preparing students for the highly selective French Business Schools, they are only intended for students who have completed a scientific Baccalauréat. The lycée Saint-Louis, as its neighbors the lycées Louis-le-Grand and Henri IV, commonly known as "the three Lycées of the Sainte-Geneviève hill", is renowned for its selectivity, the quality of its teaching and its results in the various competitive examinations.

Campus edit

The school has a 350 m2 (3,800 sq ft) library (open until 10:15 p.m. for boarders and day students), a mixed dormitory with 356 beds (234 single rooms, 61 double rooms) and a chapel. It also has a cafeteria, in addition to the dining hall, and classrooms are available to students outside of their normal hours of use.

The campus also has sports facilities: a sports field and two multi-sports gymnasiums (ultimate, basketball, volleyball, badminton, etc.), a gym, a billiard room and a climbing wall. Students have two mandatory hours of sports per week and the sports association allows access to its facilities at noon and in the evening.

Notable alumni edit

Notable teachers edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ H.L. Bouquet (1891). L'ancien collège d'Harcourt et le lycée Saint-Louis. Paris.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References edit

  • L'ancien collège d'Harcourt et le lycée Saint-Louis, Bouquet, H.L., Paris, Delalin frères, 1891.
  • Du collège d'Harcourt, 1280, au lycée Saint-Louis, 1980, Fusellier, E., Euvrard, M., Paris, A.P.E. du lycée Saint-Louis, 1980.
  • Septième centenaire !, Humblot, H., in Bulletin d'information de L'association des parents d'élèves du lycée Saint-Louis. 1978/1979.

External links edit

  • Site of Lycée Saint-Louis (in French)

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The Lycee Saint Louis is a post secondary school located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris in the Latin Quarter It is the only public French lycee exclusively dedicated to providing classes preparatoires aux grandes ecoles CPGE preparatory classes for the Grandes Ecoles such as Ecole Polytechnique CentraleSupelec in engineering and ESSEC Business School ESCP Business School and HEC Paris in commerce Lycee Saint LouisLocation44 Boulevard Saint Michel75006 ParisFranceCoordinates48 50 58 N 2 20 29 E 48 84944 N 2 34139 E 48 84944 2 34139InformationFormer namesCollege d Harcourt 1280 1820 Lycee Saint Louis 1820 present TypePublic funded classes preparatoiresEstablished1280 742 years agoSchool districtLatin QuarterNumber of students1 416LanguageFrenchMascotSaint LouisNicknameSancto LudovicienWebsitelycee saintlouis wbr ac paris wbr frWest side of the Lycee Saint Louis Paris VIe one of the most famous lycee preparing to the grandes ecoles Saint Louis has graduated many notable alumni including five Nobel laureates one Fields laureate one President of France as well as major intellectual figures such as Antoine de Saint Exupery Emile Zola or Louis Pasteur Contents 1 History 1 1 College d Harcourt 1 2 Lycee Saint Louis 2 Academics 3 Campus 4 Notable alumni 5 Notable teachers 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksHistory editCollege d Harcourt edit nbsp The college d Harcourt in a map of 1775 The lycee Saint Louis was formerly known as the College d Harcourt Latin Collegium Harcurianum 1 The College d Harcourt was founded in 1280 by Robert and Raoul d Harcourt to offer food and housing for around forty students from underprivileged backgrounds Starting from its beginning it was not only a simple student residence but also a place of teaching this activity took more and more importance over time During the Wars of Religion it was a Catholic stronghold As a result Henri IV confiscated the college s property and dismissed its director Once peace returned the king reformed the teaching of the colleges initially intended to train clerics and academics through theological studies the college was transformed into an institution where the children of the gentry Parisian bourgeoisie and scholarship holders from Normandy studied The college started to become famous in the 16th century and great historical figures such as Racine Boileau and Perrault attended it in the 17th and 18th centuries In the 18th century it was a stronghold of Jansenists and graduated several of the philosophes and Encyclopedistes of the Enlightenment and therefore opposed the influence of the Jesuits in education whose stronghold was located couples meter away at the college of Clermont The original building was demolished in 1795 and the present one was built on its site in 1814 citation needed In the course of the tumultuous 19th century the lycee was successively turned by force into a prison barracks and reformatory Lycee Saint Louis edit nbsp The lycee in the background on a picture from 1938 taken from the Place de la SorbonneIn 1812 a decree of Napoleon I ordered the reopening of the College d Harcourt according to the plans of J B Guynet in order to accommodate an imperial lycee However it was not until October 1820 that the College Royal Saint Louis took over from the former College d Harcourt and welcomed again boarders in 1823 In 1848 following the French Revolution of 1830 it changed its name to Lycee Saint Louis after being called Lycee Monge for several months The lycee is primarily devoted to the instruction of science since 1885 the boarding school only welcomed scientific students and in scientific classes preparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles established in 1866 the only ones present at the school since the closing of the last high school class in 1969 In 1843 a student from the school won the first prize in mathematics for the first time in the concours general The classes preparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles opened in 1866 and allowed students to take the competitive exams for the Ecole polytechnique the Ecole normale superieure in science Centrale the Ecole forestiere and Saint Cyr and were expanded in 1885 to include preparation for the Ecole navale A statue of Saint Louis stands in the middle of the central courtyard According to an old tradition now fully integrated to the school s folklore students that have succeeded in getting in Polytechnique have to thank their alma mater by splashing the statue with red or yellow paint depending on whether the year is even or odd Few days later the statue is simply painted back white explaining why its traits have become a little bit faded over the years Academics editThe school offers mainly scientific courses including MPSI Mathematics Physics Engineering PCSI Physics Chemistry and Engineering for the freshmen and MP Mathematics Physics PC Physics Chemistry PSI Physics Engineering for seniors as well as BCPST Biology Chemistry Physics Geology The lycee has also courses relying heavily on Mathematics and preparing students for the highly selective French Business Schools they are only intended for students who have completed a scientific Baccalaureat The lycee Saint Louis as its neighbors the lycees Louis le Grand and Henri IV commonly known as the three Lycees of the Sainte Genevieve hill is renowned for its selectivity the quality of its teaching and its results in the various competitive examinations Campus editThe school has a 350 m2 3 800 sq ft library open until 10 15 p m for boarders and day students a mixed dormitory with 356 beds 234 single rooms 61 double rooms and a chapel It also has a cafeteria in addition to the dining hall and classrooms are available to students outside of their normal hours of use The campus also has sports facilities a sports field and two multi sports gymnasiums ultimate basketball volleyball badminton etc a gym a billiard room and a climbing wall Students have two mandatory hours of sports per week and the sports association allows access to its facilities at noon and in the evening Notable alumni editClaude Allegre b 1937 former Minister geochemist Charles Baudelaire 1821 1867 writer Joseph Bertrand 1822 1900 mathematician Academician Nicolas Boileau Despreaux 1636 1711 writer Academician Cahit Arf 1910 1997 mathematician founder of Arf Rings Paul Levy 1886 1971 mathematician founder of martingale process in probability Patrice de Mac Mahon 1808 1893 French President Fortune du Boisgobey 1821 1891 writer Georges Charpak 1924 2010 physicist Nobel Prize in Physics 1992 Emmanuel Chabrier 1841 1894 composer Abraham De Moivre 1667 1754 mathematician founder of De Moivre s formula Hubert Curien 1924 2005 physicist former Minister of Research Denis Diderot 1713 1784 writer and philosopher Charles Francois Dupuis 1742 1809 author Pierre Gilles de Gennes 1932 2007 physicist Nobel Prize in Physics 1991 Charles Gounod 1818 1893 composer Jean Martin Charcot 1825 1893 neurologist and professor of anatomical pathology Joris Karl Huysmans 1848 1907 novelist and art critic Eugene Marin Labiche 1815 1888 dramatist Henri Lebesgue 1875 1941 mathematician Montesquieu 1689 1755 writer and philosopher Louis Neel 1904 2000 physicist Nobel Prize in Physics 1970 Louis Pasteur 1822 1895 chemist and microbiologist Academician Charles Perrault 1628 1703 writer Academician Jean Racine 1639 1699 dramatist Academician Alain Robbe Grillet 1922 2008 writer and cinematographer Academician Alexandre Rousselin de Saint Albin 1773 1847 politician Charles de Saint Evremond 1613 1703 writer Antoine de Saint Exupery 1900 1944 writer and aviator Claude Simon 1913 2005 writer Nobel Prize in Literature 1985 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord 1754 1838 statesman Yves Tanguy 1900 1955 surrealist painter Rene Thom 1923 2002 mathematician Fields Medal 1958 Ahmed Vefik Pasha 1823 1891 Ottoman statesman diplomat and playwright Andre Weil 1906 1998 mathematician Emile Zola 1840 1902 writer Jules Massenet 1842 1912 composer Jean Luc Lagardere 1928 2003 businessman and founder of LagardereNotable teachers editMaurice Goldring English professor Octave Greard academic Jacques Hadamard mathematician Leopold Lacour rhetoric professor lecturer and playwrightNotes edit H L Bouquet 1891 L ancien college d Harcourt et le lycee Saint Louis Paris a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link References editL ancien college d Harcourt et le lycee Saint Louis Bouquet H L Paris Delalin freres 1891 Du college d Harcourt 1280 au lycee Saint Louis 1980 Fusellier E Euvrard M Paris A P E du lycee Saint Louis 1980 Septieme centenaire Humblot H in Bulletin d information de L association des parents d eleves du lycee Saint Louis 1978 1979 External links editSite of Lycee Saint Louis in French History of the lycee in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lycee Saint Louis amp oldid 1182870463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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