Lycée
Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert ( , , ; 12 December 1821 – 8 May 1880) was a French novelist. Highly influential, he has been considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country. According to the literary theorist Kornelije Kvas, "in Flauber ...
is a French international school in
La Marsa
La Marsa ( aeb, المرسى ') is a coastal town in far north eastern Tunisia near the capital Tunis. The population is estimated as 92,987, as of 2014. The old summer capital of pre-colonial Tunisia, it is today a popular vacation spot for many ...
,
Tunisia. It serves levels ''sixième'' of ''collège'' (junior high school/middle school) until ''terminale'', the final year of ''lycée'' (senior high school/sixth form college).
Lycée Gustave-Flaubert
" Lycée Gustave Flaubert. Retrieved on February 24, 2016. "16 rue Othman Kaak, 2078 La Marsa"
The Société du Collège Maurice Cailloux, founded on October 1, 1948, by French officials and farmers, established the school, initially a private boarding school for French children. It was named the Collège Maurice Cailloux in 1952. The school was developed by the architect Tissot. The French government purchased the facility in 1957. It was originally established as a ''collège'' only and was an annex of the Lycée Français de Carthage, which at the time was newly built. Collège Cailloux was extended to the ''lycée'' level when the former Lycée Français de Carthage was given to the Tunisian government in 1961 as part of the independence of Tunisia
Tunisian independence was a process that occurred from 1952 to 1956 between France and a separatist movement, led by Habib Bourguiba. He became the first Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tunisia after negotiations with France successfully had b ...
. The school was officially renamed Lycée Gustave Flaubert, but is still popularly known as "lycée Cailloux" even after it adopted its current official name on May 27, 1998.[Qui sommes nous ?]
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. Lycée Gustave Flaubert. Retrieved on February 24, 2016.
As of 2015-2016 it had 1,571 students and 220 staff.[
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Lycée Gustave Flaubert
French international schools in Tunisia
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