The Collège-lycée Ampère is a famous school located in the

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History

It was founded in 1519 by members of the Brotherhood of the Trinity. It was then known under the name of Collège de la Trinité. Under this name it was directed by the

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from 1565 to 1762, then by the

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until 1792. During the

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, the building was occupied by the troops of the

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and renamed École centrale.

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, then First Consul, was proclaimed President of the Italian Republic during a gathering called the 'consulte de Lyon' in the high chapel of the school and with a consular order of vendémiaire 24 year XI (16 October 1802), the property was transformed into Lycée impérial. Under the

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, it was renamed Collège royal, until the French Revolution of 1848, when it became the Lycée de Lyon. In 1888, it was named Lycée Ampère as tribute to the physician André-Marie Ampère. It was the first mixed college in France. The poet Louise Labe, as well as Pernette du Guillet, studied at this school. This experience allowed commoners to access education. With their mentor, Maurice Scève, Louise Labe, daughter of tailpiece, Pernette and others, formed what was called the 'École de Lyon', a famous poets humanist association.Florence Weinberg, ''Longs désirs : Louise Labé'', lyonnaise

Chapel of the Trinity

The chapel of the Trinity also called 'high chapel' was built in the College-lycée Ampère between 1617 and 1622 in the baroque style and the first stone was blessed by archbishop

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. In 1754, it was refurbished by the Lyon architect planner Jean-Antoine Morand. Classified monument historique in 1939, it was neglected and even served as the gym. Restored in the 1990s, it now hosts regular classical music concerts.

Nowadays

The institution is acknowledged for the high quality of its

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to management

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entrance examination. Also, it is reputed for the variety of rare foreign languages available to students, among which

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and

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Famous pupils and professors

* André-Marie Ampère * Claude-François Menestrier * François d'Aix de la Chaise *

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*André Latreille *

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* Michel Noir *

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* * Louis Maynard * Marcel Maréchal * Marc Riboud * * Jean-Jacques Brochier * Philippe Riboud *

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*Charles Touzot *

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