Lycée Français Anna de Noailles (Romanian: Liceul Francez Anna de Noailles) is a French international school located at 160A București-Ploiești Road, Sector 1, Bucharest, Romania.[1] Named after Anna de Noailles, the French writer of Romanian descent, it serves levels maternelle (preschool) through lycée (senior high school).[2]
History
The first French school in Romania opened in 1920 and was closed in 1949.[3] The first "Lycée français de Bucarest" opened in 1940 and closed in 1949 due to actions from the Romanian communist authorities. A new French school for children of diplomats was permitted to open in 1956.[4] The current French school, an embassy school that was originally the École Française de Bucarest, opened in 1960. It received its current name in 1998.[3]
Construction of the current school began in January 2012 and was completed in 2013.[4]
Student body
As of 2013[update], 39% of the students were Romanians.[4]
There are 23 different nationalities in the school as of 2024.
^"Plans d’accès." Lycée Français Anna de Noailles. Retrieved on 20 February 2015. "Șoseaua București-Ploiești 160A [București 013697]" and 3. Moyens de transport : Bus = 304 (Liceul Francez) ; 449, 780 et 783 (Aleea Privighetorilor)."
^"Critères d’admission." Lycée Français Anna de Noailles. Retrieved on 20 February 2015.
^ ab"Historique du lycée." Lycée Français Anna de Noailles. Retrieved on 20 February 2015.