:''See also

Esperance (disambiguation) Esperance may refer to: * Esperance (town), New York * Esperance (village), New York * Esperance, Quartier Militaire (village), Quartier Militaire, Moka, Mauritius * Esperance, Washington * Esperance, Western Australia * Cape Esperance, Solomon Is ...

'' Espérance is one of the two

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

words that can be translated into "hope", the other being "espoir". Whereas the latter is closer to the idea of "dream" or "fantasy" and corresponds to most of the common uses of "hope", "espérance" refers to an abstract, positive expectation. It is rarely used compared to its counterpart, except in the field of mathematics, where it refers to the

Expected value In probability theory, the expected value (also called expectation, expectancy, mathematical expectation, mean, average, or first moment) is a generalization of the weighted average. Informally, the expected value is the arithmetic mean of a l ...

, and in religious texts. The name is used for organizations in many

Francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the l ...

countries. ;Places *

Espérance, French Guiana Espérance (Kalina language, Kalina: ''Wilamila'') is a village of Kalina people, Kalina Amerindians in the Communes of France, commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. The village is located about 12 kilometres south of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni on the r ...

, a village near Saint-du-Maroni, French Guiana * Espérance, Mauritius, a village in the district of Moka, Mauritius * Esperance, Western Australia, a town in Western Australia ;Union *

Espérance Club The Espérance Club, and the Maison Espérance dressmaking cooperative, were founded in the mid-1890s by Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence and Mary Neal in response to distressing conditions for girls in the London dress trade. The club was based at 50 ...

, a trade union for girl dressmakers in 19th and early 20th century London, England ;Sports clubs * Espérance Football Club, Rwandan football club *

Espérance Guider Espérance FC is a Cameroonian football club based in Guider. They are a member of the Cameroonian Football Federation. Their home stadium is Stade Municipal de Guider. Stadium The club uses Stade Municipal de Guider, a multi-use stadium in ...

, Cameroonian football club * Espérance Sportive de Tunis, Tunisian football club *

Espérance Sportive de Zarzis Espérance Sportive de Zarzis ( ar, الترجي الرياضي الجرجيسي, often referred to as ''ESZ'') is a football club from Zarzis in Tunisia and founded in 1934 by Haj Ali Bouchhioua . Achievements Performance in national & domes ...

, Tunisian football club * Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne, French football club ;Ship * French ship ''Espérance'' (1781)