The Lycée Charlemagne is located in the

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quarter of the 4th arrondissement of

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, the capital city of

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. Constructed many centuries before it became a

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, the building originally served as the home of the Order of the

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. The lycée itself was founded by

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and celebrated its

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in 2004. The lycée is directly connected to the Collège Charlemagne (formerly known as ''le petit lycée'') which is located directly across from it, on the Rue Charlemagne. Also the lycée offers two-year courses preparing students for entry to the

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, divided into seven classes: *three first-year classes: **two of

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, and

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**one of physics,

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, and engineering science *four second-year classes: **two of mathematics and physics **two of physics and chemistry.

History

The school is associated with Charlemagne Middle School that is located just opposite it, on Rue Charlemagne, and is alongside the walls of Philippe Auguste, of which only the exterior cladding still exists. In 1580, The Cardinal de Bourbon bought the Duchess of Montmorency's Hotel of Rochepot and Damville. He gave it to the Jesuits, who demolished the main building located along the Rue Saint Antoine and replaced it with a chapel dedicated to St. Louis, in 1582. Between 1627 and 1647, the Jesuits built a building destined to become their home on the grounds of Philippe-Auguste. This home became one of the most famous of the order. It is the home of the confessors of Kings, whose father La Chaise confessors of Louis XIV with Father Michel Le Tellier and renowned preachers such as Bourdaloue or Ménestrier and Father Pierre Cotton, which was that of Henri IV and Louis XIII. From 1762 to 1767, the buildings were deserted after the expulsion of the Society of Jesus under the ministry of the

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. On May 23, 1767, the Génovéfains of Val-des-Écoliers bought the House of the Jesuits for 400,000 pounds; the regular canons of the reform of Saint Genevieve left their priory of Saint Catherine of Couture (that fell into ruins) and occupied the ancient Jesuit novitiate, which they called Royal Priory of St. Louis of Couture (or culture). They rented the large library gallery to the city of Paris. It was established from 1773 until the year 1790, the public library in the city of Paris. At the French Revolution, the Constituent Assembly having suppressed the monastic orders, on March 17, 1795 (27 Ventose Year III) an order of the management board put the library of the Commune at the disposal of the National Institute of Sciences and Arts, who plundered the bottom (20-30 000 books). In 1797, the former Professed House of the Jesuits became the Central School of the Saint-Antoine Street. Under the Empire, Joseph Lakanal accepted the chair of ancient languages at the Central School of the Saint-Antoine Street. The Law of 11 Floreal (May 1, 1802) rechristened the central school of Saint-Antoine street, which became the Lycee Charlemagne. The imperial decree of 24 Brumaire year XIII showed the willingness to install the high school near the Place des Vosges, in the house of Minimes; but the decree of March 21, 1812 confirmed its presence and authorised the expansion of the high school that receives then four hundred residents (external). In 1815, it was rechristened, and became the College Royal de Charlemagne.

Chapel

The chapel of St. Louis, in 1582, was replaced by the present church in 1627. King Louis XIII laid the first stone, and it was known as the Saint-Louis des Jesuits. The church was designed by two Jesuit architects,

Étienne Martellange Étienne Martellange (22 December 1569 – 3 October 1641) was a French Jesuit architect and draftsman. He travelled widely in France as an architect for the Jesuit order and designed more than 25 buildings, mostly schools and their associated ...

and

François Derand François Derand (born between 1588 and 1591, Vic-sur-Seille; died 29 October 1644, Agde) was a French Jesuit architect. Life After studying for the noviciate in Rouen, then at the Jesuit college in La Flèche (where he taught maths for two year ...

. The first mass was celebrated on May 9, 1641, by Cardinal Richelieu, benefactor of the church in 1634, to whom he offered the beautiful oak doors carved with the initials of the Society of Jesus. Bourdaloue made her debut in 1669 and there, pronounced the funeral oration of the Grand Condé in 1687. Bossuet and Fléchier also preached. In the original chapel, was baptized in 1626 Marie-Chantal of Rabutin, the future Ms. de Sevigne.

Structure

The school welcomes seven second classes, a first and last L, a first and last ES, 1st five and six terminal S. The current headmaster is Pierrette Floc'h, succeeding Alberto Munoz in 2011. The school is ranked 22nd of 99 in the departmental level in terms of quality of education, and 185th nationally. The ratings are determined by three criteria: the level of success, the proportion of students who obtained a bachelor's degree having spent their last two years of school at the establishment, and the added value (calculated from the social background of students, their age and their results at national certificate). It also hosts preparatory classes for schools, namely two classes of MPSI, a class of HPIC for the first year, an MP, and a PC for the second year. In 2015, L'Étudiant gave the following ranking for competitions in 2014:

Notable alumni

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Former teachers

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References

External links

Site du Lycée Charlemagne
{{DEFAULTSORT:Charlemagne Lycées in Paris Buildings and structures in the 4th arrondissement of Paris Educational institutions established in 1802 1802 establishments in France