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The ''Lycée français de Barcelone'' (LFB; es, link=no, Liceo Francés de Barcelona, ca, Liceu francès de Barcelona) is a French international school in
Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
, Catalonia, Spain. The school was founded in 1924 and is operated by the
Agency for French Education Abroad The Agency for French Education Abroad, or Agency for French Teaching Abroad, (french: Agence pour l'enseignement français à l'étranger; abbreviation: AEFE), is a national public agency under the administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
. It has classes from ''maternelle'' (preschool) to ''lycée'' (senior high school). The main campus is in
Pedralbes Pedralbes (, Old Catalan for ''white stones'') is a neighborhood in '' Les Corts'' district of Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Before the administrative division of 1984, the neighborhood was part of Sarrià and the former municipality of Sant Vice ...
,Localisation
" Lycée Français de Barcelone. Retrieved on 24 September 2015. "Lycée français de Barcelone Bosch i Gimpera 6–10 08034 BARCELONA " and "Maternelle du Lycée français de Barcelone Munner, 5 08034 BARCELONA"
while the ''maternelle'' (preschool) campus is in Bonanova.


History

From 2000 to 2010 the school tuition rose by 57%. In 2010 about 500 families protested the rise in tuition by not paying the second trimester's enrollment.500 familias del Liceo francés no pagan el trimestre para protestar por la subida de la cuota


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La Vanguardia ' (; , Spanish for "The Vanguard") is a Spanish daily newspaper, founded in 1881. It is printed in Spanish and, since 3 May 2011, also in Catalan (Spanish copy is automatically translated into Catalan). It has its headquarters in Barcelona and i ...
''. 19 February 2010. Last updated 21 February 2010. Retrieved on 24 February 2015.
As of 2013 the school does not translate notices and information into Catalan. In response to parents who asked for Catalan translations, the school argued that Catalan families understand Castillian Spanish well, making it unnecessary to translate things into Catalan.Liceo Francés de Barcelona: “Las familias catalanas saben leer el castellano. No es necesario traducir”


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El Confidencial ''El Confidencial'' is a Spanish-language general-information digital newspaper located in Spain, specializing in economic, financial and political news. It was established as an online newspaper in 2001. Its target readership is professional ...
''. 5 November 2013. Retrieved on 24 September 2015.


Student body

As of 2010 there were 2,816 students, with 2,359 at the main campus and 457 at the ''maternelle'' campus.Las familias del Liceo Francés de Barcelona denuncian incremento de tarifas

Archive
. '' ABC''. 3 February 2010. Retrieved on 25 September 2015.
As of 2010 the students come from 1,800 families. 1,000 families paid tuition, while 800 were on scholarships for 100% of their tuition. The latter were families of employees of French multinational companies, diplomats, teachers, and administrators.


Notable alumni

The children of the Urdangarín-Borbón marriage of the Spanish Royal Family attended this school.


See also

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Liceo Español Luis Buñuel Liceo Español Luis Buñuel (LELB, Spanish Lycee “Luis Buñuel", french: Lycée Espagnol Luis Buñuel) is a Spanish international school in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, in the Paris metropolitan area. Operated by the Spanish Ministry of Education, ...
, a Spanish international school near Paris, France


References


External links

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Lycée Français de Barcelone
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Association des Parents du Lycée Français de Barcelone/Asociación de los Padres del Liceo Francés de Barcelona
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Association des Parents du Lycée Français de Barcelone/Asociación de los Padres del Liceo Francés de Barcelona
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Liceo Francés de Barcelona
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BARCELONE – Les parents d'élèves du lycée français ne veulent plus payer

Archive
. '' Le Petit Journal''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lycee Francais de Barcelone International schools in Barcelona
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