The lycée polyvalent de Turgot is a

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located in the

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. Its entrance is located at 69 rue de Turbigo. It runs

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in the D1, D2, PC and ECT streams. The lycée was built on the former site of the

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, which was demolished by the construction of the rue de Turbigo, between 1865 and 1866. It is served by the métro stations Arts et Métiers and

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History

It was formerly known as the "Higher Primary School of rue Turbigo".

Ranking of the lycée

In 2016, the lycée was ranked 13th out of 109 at departmental level in terms of teaching quality, and 43rd at national level. The ranking is based on three criteria: The bac results, the proportion of students who obtain their baccalauréat who studied at the establishment for their last two years, and the ''value added'' (calculated based on the social background of the students, their age, and their national diploma results).Méthodologie du classement national des lycées français
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CPGE rankings

The national rankings of preparatory classes for the major schools (CPGE) look at the number of students admitted to the

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. In 2015, '' L'Étudiant'' gave the following rankings for 2014 :

Former students

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in ''

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'' 26 June 2012. *

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(1900-1945), French poet. *

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(1865-1935), French composer. *

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(1846-1913), French editor. * Yves Gomy (1942-), French

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(coleopterist). * Richard Khaitzine (1947-), French writer. * Henri Lagriffoul (1907-1981), French

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laureate and grand

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1932 and sculptor of the reverse of the 1962 Franc centimes. *

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(1901-1976), French

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and

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.Marie-Estelle Pech
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lefigaro.fr, 1 July 2016. *

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(1942-2012), French cineast. *

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(1949-), French essayist, economist and politician. * Robi Morder (1954-), employment lawyer and policy maker, specialist in student movements. * André-Louis Perinetti (1933-), French theatre director. * Jean-Jacques Romero (1945-)

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. *

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(1986-), French politician. * Pierre Rondeau (1987-), French economist.

Notable professors

* Emmanuel Beau de Loménie, historian. * Pierre Boutang (1916-1998), French

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and

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Pierre Goubert Pierre Goubert (; 25 January 1915 – 16 January 2012) was a French historian. A member of the Annales School, he is considered one of the founders of historical demography and modern rural history. He was a noted specialist on the 17th century ...

(1915-2012), historian * Marc Bousseyrol, economist, writer, normalian.

References

Turgot Turgot may refer to: * Turgot of Durham ( – 1115), Prior of Durham and Bishop of St Andrews * Michel-Étienne Turgot (1690–1751), mayor of Paris * Anne Robert Jacques Turgot (1727–1781), French economist and statesman * Louis Félix Étienne, ...

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