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Jules Ferry High School à Paris 1er dans Paris

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Jules Ferry High School

    77 Boulevard de Clichy
    75009 Paris 9e Arrondissement
Lycée Jules Ferry
Lycée Jules Ferry
Lycée Jules Ferry
Lycée Jules Ferry
Lycée Jules Ferry
Lycée Jules Ferry
Crédit photo : Baudot, Anatole de, 1834-1915 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1900
2000
1869
Purchase of land by the Zealatrices
1901-1905
Dissolution and expropriation of the convent
1er octobre 1913
Opening of the high school
1917
Creation of the first female CPGE
1930-1935
Major expansion of high school
juillet 1942
Arrest of 25 Jewish students
1975-1980
Transition to Mixity
13 janvier 2016
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The entire high school, including the ground of the plot and with the exception of the contemporary elevation of the pavilion overlooking 62 rue de Douai (Box AA 1): registration by order of 13 January 2016

Key figures

Pierre Paquet - Chief Architect High school designer, Cottancin system.
Anne Amieux - Director (1913-?) Pioneer of the women's CPGE.
Camille Boignard - Painter-Decorator Author of inner friezes.
Georges Fontené - Inspector General Support of the CPGE women scientists.
Sébastienne Guyot - Former student (promo 1918) First French aviation engineer.
Diane Kurys - Director and former student Turns *Diabolo mint* in high school.

Origin and history

The Jules-Ferry High School, located at 77 boulevard de Clichy in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, is a public school built in the early 20th century. Inaugurated in 1913 as a girls' high school, it embodies the school architecture of the Third Republic, marked by hygienist principles and a desire for female emancipation. Its edification is in a context of secularization of teaching, after the dissolution of religious congregations and the expropriation of the convent of the Zelator Ladies of the Holy Eucharist, present on the site since 1869.

The project, designed by architect Pierre Paquet, incorporates technical innovations such as the Cottancin system (armed cement and bricks) and interior decorations signed Camille Boignard. From its opening, the school welcomes 327 students and offers pioneering trainings, including the first female preparatory class at the Central School of Arts and Manufacturing (1917). During the First World War, the settlement adapted to national needs, training girls to replace men on the front, while undergoing expansion despite shortages.

Between 1930 and 1935, important works transformed the high school into a diamond-shaped architectural ensemble, with a glass brick dome and a rooftop-terrace gym. A symbol of democratization, it gradually welcomed students from smaller backgrounds after 1930. During the Second World War, the high school was marked by the resistance of some teachers and the deportation of 25 Jewish students in 1942, commemorated today by a plaque. After 1945, it expanded with annexes that became independent (Honoré-de-Balzac and Stéphane-Mallarmé) and adapted to educational reforms, becoming mixed in 1980.

Ranked a historic monument in 2016, Jules-Ferry High School illustrates the evolution of education in France, from struggles for gender equality to social movements in May 68. Its centennial in 2013 and its participation in Heritage Days highlight its cultural and memorial role. Today, it houses a college, a high school and preparatory literary classes, while serving as a setting for films such as Diabolo minthe (1977) or L-Avenir (2016).

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