The National veterinary school of Alfort ( or ''ENVA'') is a French public institution of scientific research and higher education in

veterinary medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, medical diagnosis, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all a ...

, located in

Maisons-Alfort Maisons-Alfort () is a Communes of France, commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. Maisons-Alfort is famous as the location of the National Veterinary School of Alfort. The Fo ...

Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a ...

, close to

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. It is operated under the supervision of the ministry of Agriculture. This is one of the four public schools providing veterinary education in France. :''See detailed article

Veterinary education in France Veterinary education in France is ensured by four specialised ''grandes écoles'', the veterinary schools, located in Lyon, Maisons-Alfort, Nantes and Toulouse. The studies last at least seven years after the ''baccalauréat'' and end with an exert ...

'' The school was established in 1765 by

Claude Bourgelat Claude Bourgelat (27 March 1712 – 3 January 1779) was a French veterinary surgeon. He was a founder of scientifically informed veterinary medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, me ...

and moved to its current location in 1766. The school received immediate international recognition throughout the eighteenth century, and was especially famous for its collection of anatomical and natural history specimens. In 2007, ENVA came close to the University; she was a founding member of the PRES Université Paris-Est ; she became an external school of the university of Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne in January 2012. Today the school contains about 800 students, 75 lecturers, and 45 researchers. It also contains a most unusual museum, the Fragonard Museum, and a garden, the botanical garden of the National veterinary school of Alfort; both are open to the public. This site is served by

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École vétérinaire de Maisons-Alfort École or Ecole may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * Éco ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ecole Nationale Veterinaire D'alfort Alfort 1765 establishments in France Education in Île-de-France Buildings and structures in Val-de-Marne

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