The Institut français de Florence or French Institute in Florence is an

Institut français The Institut Français (; French capitalization, Institut français; "French institute") is a French public industrial and commercial organization (EPIC). Started in 1907 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for promoting French, francophone as ...

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

. It is a French public institution attached to the French Foreign Ministry. The promotion of

French culture The culture of France has been shaped by Geography of France, geography, by History of France, historical events, and by foreign and internal forces and groups. France, and in particular Paris, has played an important role as a center of high ...

and

language Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed language, signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing syste ...

overseas is its main mission. Founded in 1907 by , it is the oldest French cultural institute in the world.

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* France–Italy relations French-language education Culture of France Francophonie Institut Français Education in Florence International cultural organizations Language advocacy organizations Language education organizations 1907 establishments in Italy Organizations established in 1907 Language education in Italy {{Italy-org-stub

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