Collège Stanislas, Paris

Collège Stanislas de Paris (also Stanislaus College or College Stanislaus) is a private Catholic school in Paris, situated on the Rue Notre Dame in Montparnasse. It has approximately 3000 students, and is the largest private school in France. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Montparnasse Tower, which at 209m was the tallest building in Western Europe when it was built. ...

It was founded in 1804, and in 1810 had approximately 500 students. In 1822, its formal name was declared, after a relative of King Louis XVIII. Louis XVIII (November 17, 1755 - September 16, 1824) was King of France from 1814 (although he declared that he considered his reign to have begun in 1795) until his death in 1824. ...

As of 2002, the school's director is Daniel Chapellier.

Notable alumni

• Charles de Gaulle
• Christian Dior
• Gilles Perrault
• Georges Guynemer
• Jacques-Yves Cousteau
• Stanley Dunin

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References

• French wikipedia article
• (French) Official school website (School's history page)