- Lycée Malherbe
The Lycée Malherbe is a
high school inCaen ,France .History
Since its foundation, Caen has always been an important cultural centre. The Université de Caen was founded in 1432. Early RomanCentury|19, the
Abbaye-aux-Hommes became the seat of a high school which was to replace the Écoles Centrales du Calvados, de la Manche et de l’Orne. This new school opened on20 July 1804 with one hundred students.It is not before the
19 August 1892 that the establishment was named Lycée Malherbe, in honour ofFrançois de Malherbe , a famous "caennais". The school survivedWorld War II , during which teaching continued, albeit having most of its classes moved theLycée André Maurois inDeauville where theBaccalauréat 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. The old school's buildings are now home to Caen city council.External links
* [http://www.fleurysien.com/divers/lycee_malherbe.php Lycée official website]
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