The Lycée Montaigne is a French public

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. It is located in the

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, near the

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, and was founded in the 1880s. The school currently has around 800 pupils at the ''Collège'' level, and 1,000 pupils at the ''Lycée'' level. The school also offers '' classes préparatoires'' for 150 pupils. The lycée has science (S), literature (L) and economics (ES) sections. The classes préparatoires are specialized in economics (ECE and ECS). It also has two international sections, in Portuguese and Polish.

Alumni

Famous alumni of the Lycée Montaigne include: *

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, musician and drummer * André Weinfeld, writer, director, producer *

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, writer *

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, actress *

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, filmmaker *

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, former French Prime Minister *

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, director of the

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, fashion designer *

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, comedian and actor *

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, former

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Phetsarath Prince Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (''Somdej Chao Maha Uparaja Petsaraj Ratanavongsa ''( lo, ສົມເດັຈເຈົ້າ ມຫາ ອຸປຣາຊ ເພັຊຣາຊ ຣັຕນວົງສາ) (19 January 1890 – 14 October 1959 ...

, former Prime Minister of Laos *

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, singer *

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, philosopher *Karl Stoeckel, president of the student union ''

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'' in 2005-2006 *Roland Barthes, cultural theorist, essayist, literary critic *Tanguy Serra, president of SolarCity, now a subsidiary of Tesla

External links

* http://www.montaigne-paris.fr

Montaigne Michel Eyquem, Sieur de Montaigne ( ; ; 28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), also known as the Lord of Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularizing the essay as a liter ...

Buildings and structures in the 6th arrondissement of Paris {{France-school-stub

Alumni

See also

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