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The French School of Seoul (french: Lycée français de Séoul, LFS, ko, 서울프랑스학교) is a French international school in
Seorae Village Seorae Village, sometimes nicknamed "Montmartre", due to its hilltop location, or sometimes "French Village", is a small, affluent French enclave in Banpo-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It is home to about 560 French people, roughly 40% of ...
, a community in
Banpo-dong Banpo-dong is a '' dong'', neighborhood of Seocho-gu, the greater Gangnam area in Seoul, South Korea. Banpo-dong is divided into five different dong which are Banpobon-dong, Banpo 1-dong, 2-dong, 3-dong and 4-dong. The neighborhood is just north ...
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Seocho-gu Seocho District () is one of the 25 '' gu'' (local government districts) which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Seocho is generally referred to as a part of Greater Gangnam Area, along with Gangnam District. As of 2022, Seocho District ra ...
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Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
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South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
.Korea's Little France, Seorae Village

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Korea International Broadcasting Foundation The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation (KIBF; Korean: 한국국제방송교류재단) is a South Korean non-profit group media broadcasting network provider. The company describes its main focus as producing 24/7 news services to impro ...
). June 23, 2009. Retrieved on May 22, 2014. It includes kindergarten through secondary school education, which includes high school. As of 2012, 58% of the students were French, 15% were South Korean, and 27% from 23 other countries.S'incire au LFS
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. French School of Seoul. Retrieved on May 22, 2014.


History

The school was previously in
Hannam-dong Hannam-dong is a '' dong'', neighbourhood of Yongsan-gu in Seoul, South Korea. One of the most affluent neighborhoods in the country, it has been portrayed continuously in South Korea's popular culture as a wealthy and luxurious spot, and for this ...
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Yongsan-gu Yongsan District (, ) is one of the 25 List of districts of Seoul, districts of Seoul, South Korea. Yongsan has a population of 231,685 (2020) and has a geographic area of , and is divided into 19 ''Dong (administrative division), dong'' (adminis ...
, but moved to Seorae Village in 1985. Park Seong-jung, the mayor of Seocho-gu as of 2009, stated that therefore a French community was established in Seorae Village because of the school.


References


Further reading

* Jean-Marc Thiébaud, ''La présence française en Corée de la fin du XVIIIe à nos jours'',
L'Harmattan Éditions L'Harmattan, usually known simply as L'Harmattan (), is one of the largest French book publishers. It specialises in non-fiction books with a particular focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. It is named after the Harmattan, a trade wind in W ...
, 2005, p. 106.


External links


Seoul French School

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