Logo Musée du Patrimoine

All French heritage classified by regions, departments and cities

Jesuit College à Bourg-en-Bresse dans l'Ain

Ain

Jesuit College

    16 Rue du Lycée
    01000 Bourg-en-Bresse
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Collège des Jésuites
Crédit photo : Guy Prieur - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1649
Foundation by the Jesuits
1762
Banishment of the Jesuits
1856
Becoming Imperial High School
1889
Named High School Lalande
13 mars 1950
Registration of the portal
21 mars 1983
Classification of the chapel
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

18th century gate: inscription by decree of 13 March 1950; Chapel, including the gate and sacristy (except for the overly redesigned main façade) (Box AN 255): by order of 21 March 1983

Key figures

Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande - Astronomy The high school had its name since 1889.
André-Marie Ampère - Professor and physicist Teaching in high school between 1801 and 1803.
Gustave Doré - Illustrator and painter Former high school student Lalande.
François-Yves Guillin - Resistant and historian Former student, figure of the Resistance.

Origin and history

The Collège des Jesuits de Bourg-en-Bresse, founded in 1649, is an emblematic building of the 17th and 18th centuries. Built by the Jesuits, it includes a Baroque chapel, unique in the city, and an 18th century gate. After the Jesuits were banished in 1762, the institution successively became a parliamentary college, a central school in the department of Ain, then an imperial high school under Napoleon III in 1856. He took the name of high school Lalande in 1889, in homage to astronomer Joseph Jérôme Lefrançois de Lalande, native of Bourg-en-Bresse.

The chapel, classified as a historical monument in 1983, and the gate, registered since 1950, bear witness to its architectural heritage. The high school played a major role during the Second World War, sheltering resistance, which earned him the Medal of the French Resistance, a unique distinction for a civil establishment. His famous students and teachers include André-Marie Ampère, Gustave Doré, and resistance fighters such as François-Yves Guillin.

In the 20th century, the high school extended with new buildings, while keeping its chapel until it was transferred to the municipality. Today, it is home to about 1,250 students, offering secondary education and scientific preparatory classes. Its history is marked by intellectual figures and commitments, such as those of resistant teachers and students, celebrated every November 11.

External links