The Lycée Charlemagne is located in the Marais

Le Marais

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 quarter of the 4th arrondissement of Paris

Paris

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, the capital city of France

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Constructed many centuries before it became a lycée, the building originally served as the home of the Order of the Jesuits

Society of Jesus

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. The lycée itself was founded by Napoléon Bonaparte and celebrated its bicentennial in 2004.

The lycée is directly connected to the Collège Charlemagne (formerly known as le petit lycée) which is located directly across from it, on the Rue Charlemagne.

The lycée offers two-year courses

Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles

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 preparing students for entry to the Grandes écoles

Grandes écoles

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, divided into seven classes:

• three first-year classes:
  • two of mathematics
    Mathematics
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    , physics
    Physics
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    , and engineering science
    Engineering
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  • one of physics, chemistry
    Chemistry
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    , and engineering science
• four second-year classes:
  • two of mathematics and physics
  • two of physics and chemistry.

External links

• Site du Lycée Charlemagne