Lycée Malherbe

Lycée Malherbe
Location
Caen France
Information
Type	Lycée
Established	1804; 220 years ago (1804)
Principal	Jean-Christophe Bidet

Lycée Malherbe's former home

The Lycée Malherbe is a secondary school in Caen, France.

History

Since its foundation, Caen has always been an important cultural centre. The University of Caen was founded in 1432. Early 19th century, the Abbaye-aux-Hommes became the seat of a secondary school which was to replace the Écoles Centrales du Calvados, de la Manche et de l'Orne. This new school opened in the south transept of the abbey with one hundred students on 20 July 1804.^[1]

It is not before the 19 August 1892 that the establishment was named Lycée Malherbe, in honour of François de Malherbe, a famous caennais. The school survived World War II, during which teaching continued, albeit having most of its classes moved the Lycée André Maurois in Deauville where the Baccalauréat exams were moved to. The Lycée Malherbe moved from its prestigious premises in 1961 to move to its new location, along the racecourse, in the prairie.^[2]

Alumni

• Alain Genestar
• Sabine Devieilhe
• Malika Ménard
• Michel Drucker

References

1. "Autour de la Place Fonette: De l'Abbaye-Aux-Hommes à la place Saint-Sauveur" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2006.
2. "Inauguration mouvementée du lycée de Caen en présence de M. Paye". Le Monde. 28 November 1961. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

External links

• (in French) Lycée official website

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