Du collège de Jesuites au collège Victor Hugo

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  • © VILLE DE BESANCON
  • © VILLE DE BESANCON
  • © VILLE DE BESANCON
  • © VILLE DE BESANCON

    Gustave Courbet, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Louis Pasteur - the nation's elite in the 19th century attended this noble institution, whose origins date back to the 16th century. In 1597, at the request of the town council, the Jesuits took charge of the municipal college, which they managed brilliantly until their expulsion in 1765. After the Jesuits left, the college became the Collège Saint Louis, but it ceased to operate for a short period, housing a National Workshop and then an arms factory. Teaching resumed in 1796 and the institution, successively known as the Ecole Centrale, the Lycée Impérial and the Collège Royal, continued its educational mission. Admission: €9 Students, under-18s, member associations of the Tourist Office and Convention Bureau. Free for the disabled, jobseekers and children under 12.


    Dates

    Opening periods

    5pm: Wednesdays 29 May, 25 September, 13 November
    Wed 01/15 : from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
    Wed 02/12 : from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
    Wed 03/12 : from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
    Wed 04/16 : from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm

    Practical information

    Activities

    Cultural activities
    Guided tours

    Rates

      MINI Max Additional information
    Free of charge0Free: for disabled people, jobseekers and children under 12.
    Basic rate9
    Special rate6Reduced rate: Students, under-18s, member associations of the Tourist Office and Convention Bureau

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