The Lycée François-Ier, in long form Lycée International François-Ier, is a public secondary school located in

Fontainebleau Fontainebleau (; ) is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the ''arrondissement ...

, France. In addition to the mainstream public French curriculum, the institution houses private English and German-language sections through which students can take the ''option internationale du baccalauréat'' (OIB), the international variant of the French ''baccalauréat''.

History

Plans to establish a municipal school in

were first tabled in 1874 under president

Patrice de MacMahon Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon, marquis de MacMahon, duc de Magenta (; 13 June 1808 – 17 October 1893) was a French general and politician, with the distinction of Marshal of France. He served as Chief of State of France from 1873 to 1 ...

and minister of public instruction Arthur de Cumont, the objective being to provide education for the sons of officers. After a competition was held in 1877, Henri Proust was officially commissioned in 1880 to design the new institution, which was founded at the site of a house Le Clos de Bel-Air (originally built in 1840) and would fall under the category of lycée. The school was named Collège Carnot in 1888 after president

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. In 1910 under principal Boinet, dormitories and an infirmary were added. When France entered

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in 1939, the campus was

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. During the

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, classes took place at the former Maison Sauvager on Rue Grande while the original premises was used as a field hospital. Only external students were permitted during this time. Preparatory classes were introduced in 1948. The multilingual école international de Fontainebleau was established in 1959 in an agreement between the Ministry of Education and

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, who eventually left in 1967. The Anglophone Section was created in 1979, the high school of which is hosted at the lycée. Anglophone Section Fontainebleau logo

The school was renamed Lycée François 1er in

King Francis I of France Francis I (french: François Ier; frm, Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once ...

’s honour in 1960. In 2016, international was added to the title. Regional council president

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brought the lycée as well as an elementary school (école élémentaire internationale Léonard-de-Vinci) and middle school (collège International) under the same international school banner, the campus international de Fontainebleau, so students could follow an international education throughout their schooling.

Notable people

Alumni

Thad Carhart Thaddeus Edward Carhart (born February 16, 1950) is an American writer. He is the author of bestseller ''The Piano Shop on the Left Bank'', a memoir of his experiences with pianos and his time spent in a Parisian piano atelier. His book ''Across t ...

(born 1950) American writer *

Pierre Casiraghi Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (born 5 September 1987) is the younger son and youngest of three children of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi. He is the maternal-line grandson of Rainier III, Prince of ...

(born 1987), member of the

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* Antoine Frisch (born 1996), French and English rugby union player * Paul Ji (born 2004), Chinese-American pianist *

Pascal Lecocq Pascal Lecocq (born 4 June 1958) is a French painter and set designer. He is the ''Painter of Blue '' who paints on high backcloths of sky or deep sea, as a stage director, figures, horses, divers, allegories, architectures, Venice, and ancient r ...

(born 1958), painter and set designer *

Enrico Macias Gaston Ghrenassia (born 11 December 1938), known by his stage name Enrico Macias, is an Algerian-French singer, songwriter and musician of Algerian Jewish descent. Early years Gaston Ghrenassia was born to a Sephardic Algerian Jewish family i ...

(born 1938) Algerian-French singer, songwriter and musician * Philippe Mahut (1956–2014), footballer *

Mark Maggiori Mark Maggiori (born June 16, 1977) is a French-American painter, graphic designer, draftsman, musician, music video director and lead vocalist of the nu metal band Pleymo. He is noted for paintings of American cowboys, Native Americans and the ...

(born 1977), French-American artist and member of the band

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Roger Rabiniaux Roger Rabiniaux (3 December 1914 – 27 October 1986Notice « Bellion (Roger, Nicolas, Pierre) » (né en 1914), pages 78 et 79 ''in'' René Bargeton, ''Dictionnaire biographique des préfets'' (septembre 1870mai 1982), Paris, Archives nationa ...

(1914-1986) writer and poet * Marie Reno (born 1986), comedian and musician *

Pascal Thomas Pascal Thomas (born 2 April 1945) is a French screenwriter and film director. His 1999 film ''The Dilettante'' was entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival. Selected filmography * '' Pleure pas la bouche pleine!'' (1973) * '' Le ...

(born 1945), screenwriter and actor * Luke Thompson (born 1988), English actor *

Laurent Tirard Laurent Tirard (born 18 February 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Laurent Tirard grew up admiring American films, such as those by Steven Spielberg. He studied film making at New York University, worked as a scr ...

(born 1967), filmmaker

Faculty

Joseph Zobel Joseph Zobel (April 26, 1915 in Martinique – June 18, 2006 in Alès, France) is the author of several novels and short-stories in which social issues are at the forefront. Although his most famous novel, '' La Rue Cases-Nègres'', was published so ...

(1915–2006)

Partner schools

* Adam Mickiewicz High School Kraków VI *

Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium, Konstanz The ( en, Alexander von Humboldt Gymnasium) is a '' Gymnasium'' in Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The eponym is Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859). The school has approximately 82 teachers and 985 students. Partnership and exchange o ...

Charter School of Wilmington The Charter School of Wilmington (CSW) is a college preparatory charter high school in Wilmington, Delaware. It is Delaware's first independently operated public school whose curriculum emphasizes math and science. It shares the former Wilmingt ...

Franska Skolan ''Franska Skolan'' ( en, French School) is a private school located in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1862. French school (French: École Française) is a school located on Döbelnsgatan 9 in Stockholm, founded in 1862 originally as a girls ...

North London Collegiate School North London Collegiate School (NLCS) is an independent school with a day school for girls in England. Founded in Camden Town, it is now located in Edgware, in the London Borough of Harrow. Associate schools are located in South Korea, Jeju I ...

* St Philip's College

References

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External links

Main website

Anglophone Section website
Lycées in Seine-et-Marne