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Lycée Louis-Barthou is a secondary school in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.

History

The school's history goes back to a religious establishment founded by Jesuits in 1640. It is named for French politician Louis Barthou.

Academics

The school offers classes at the Seconde, Première (scientifique, littéraire, économique et social) SMTG, and Terminale level as well as Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles.^[1]

Notable pupils

Academia

• Pierre Bourdieu (1930, in Denguin -2002) - sociologist
• Guy Debord (1931 – 1994) - Marxist theorist, philosopher, filmmaker, critic of work
• Louis Favoreu (1936 – 2004) - academic, specialized in public law, and a jurist
• Philippe Leveau (born 1940 in Angoulême) - historian and archaeologist

Arts

• Comte de Lautréamont (1846-1870) - poet
• Titouan Lamazou (born 1955 in Casablanca) - navigator, artist and writer
• Saint-John Perse (1887-1975) - poet-diplomat, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1960 "for the soaring flight and evocative imagery of his poetry."
• Joseph Peyré (1892-1968) - writer
• Frederick Cayley Robinson (1862 – 1927) - English artist

Media and entertainment

• Daniel Balavoine (1952-1986) - singer-songwriter
• Nathalie Cardone (born 1967) - actress and singer
• Isabelle Ithurburu (born 1983) - sports journalist and television presenter
• Denis Lalanne (1926 – 2019) - sports journalist

Politics

• Louis Barthou (1862-1934) - politician; Prime Minister of France
• Henri Emmanuelli (1945-2017) - politician SP
• Éric Piolle (born 1973) - engineer and politician (EELV)
• Boris Vallaud (born 1975) - politician (SP)

Sports

• Édouard Cissé (born 1978) - soccer player
• Tony Estanguet (born 1978) - canoeist, Olympic champion
• Franck Lestage (born 1968) - athlete
• Robert Paparemborde (1948-2001) - rugby player

Other

• Léopold Eyharts (born 1957) - astronaut

See also

• List of Jesuit sites

External links

• Official website

References