Lycée Stendhal

Lycee Stendhal

The lycée Stendhal, formerly Cité scolaire Stendhal,^[1] is a secondary and higher education establishment in Grenoble. It is the oldest lycée in Grenoble, and its pupils have included Stendhal (after whom it is now named) and Champollion. It is located at 1 bis, place Jean-Achard, and can be visited by the public on certain Saturdays.

History

It was founded as a Jesuit college in 1651,^[2] and still has a chapel and an astronomical and astrological sundial dating to 1673. In 1987, an international section was added but has since relocated to the Cité Scolaire Internationale de Grenoble (CSI Europole).

References

↑ "Official Site". Retrieved 14 March 2013.
↑ "Tourism office - patrimoine religieux". Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

External links

Official site (in French)

Sixth-form colleges (Lycées) and upper secondary schools in Isère by commune
All are in the jurisdiction of the Académie de Grenoble
Grenoble	American School of Grenoble Lycée André Argouges Lycée Champollion Lycée Louise Michel Lycée Emmanuel-Mounier Lycée Stendhal Lycée Vaucanson Lycée hôtelier de Grenoble Cité Scolaire Internationale Europole
Meylan	Lycée du Grésivaudan
This list is incomplete.

Coordinates: 45°11′22″N 5°43′48″E / 45.18944°N 5.73000°E / 45.18944; 5.73000

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