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Lycée Hoche
Location
Versailles, France
Information
Established	1803
Website	http://lyc-hoche.net/

The Lycée Hoche is a public secondary school located in Versailles, not very far away from the famous Palace of Versailles. Formerly, it had been a nunnery founded by French queen Maria Leszczyńska. However, after the French Revolution, it became a school in 1803. At the age of 85, the school was named "Lycée Hoche" after the French general Lazare Hoche who was born in Versailles.

Together with Lycée Henri-IV, Lycée Louis-Le-Grand, and Lycée Sainte-Geneviève, the Lycée Hoche is one of the most prestigious schools in France for undergraduate education. Each year, scores of students coming from its preparatory classes are admitted to France's most renowned graduate schools, such as the Ecole Polytechnique, the Ecole Normale Supérieure and HEC Paris.

Famous alumni

• Raymond Aron
• Henri Cartan (Wolf Prize recipient)
• Pierre Clostermann
• Jean-Marie Colombani
• Barthélemy Prosper Enfantin
• Louis Franchet d'Espérey
• Louis Halphen
• Jules Antoine Lissajous
• Charles Mangin
• Philippe Morillon
• Jean-Cyril Spinetta
• alternative rock Phoenix (band)
• Louis Valtat
• Boris Vian
• Wendelin Werner (Fields medalist)

See also

• Lycée Henri IV
• Lycée Louis-le-Grand
• Secondary education in France
• Education in France

External links

• http://lyc-hoche.net/mot_proviseur.php
• http://lyc-hoche.net/

Coordinates: 48°48′24″N 2°08′13″E / 48.80667°N 2.13694°E / 48.80667; 2.13694