The Lycée français international de Pondichéry is an international French school in

Pondicherry, Puducherry Pondicherry (), now known as Puducherry ( French: Pondichéry ʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi(listen), on-dicherry, is the capital and the most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the sout ...

, India. The school provides education from pre-primary to ''lycée'' (senior high school), 3 to 18 years old. The school is part of the

AEFE 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 ...

network of 500 French high schools overseas. It was established as the ''Collège Royal'' on 26 October 1826 by

Eugène Desbassayns de Richemont Eugène Panon Desbassayns de Richemont (29 March 1800 – 26 June 1859), second Comte de Richemont, was a French colonial administrator and inventor. Life Eugène Panon Desbassayns de Richemont was born on 29 March 1800 in Paris. His father w ...

, then

Governor-General Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...

of Pondichéry in

French India French India, formally the ( en, French Settlements in India), was a French colony comprising five geographically separated enclaves on the Indian Subcontinent that had initially been factories of the French East India Company. They were ''de ...

, during the Bourbon Restoration. In 2014, the school signed a memorandum of understanding with the Future Foundation School in Kolkata providing for student exchanges."School pact opens window to French education"

Archive
. ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...

'', 8 November 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.

References

External links

International French School Pondicherry

Lycée Français de Pondichéry
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lycee francais de Pondichery High schools and secondary schools in Puducherry Educational institutions established in 1826

Pondicherry Pondicherry (), now known as Puducherry ( French: Pondichéry ʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi(listen), on-dicherry, is the capital and the most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the sout ...

1826 establishments in French India

Education in Pondicherry (city)

See also

References

External links