The Alliance Fran1caise

The the Alliance Fran1caise of Paris is a private organization which has the statute of a recognized association with nonlucrative goal public utility and whose mission is the promotion of the language and the French culture abroad. For this reason, it contributes to the teaching of the French language like foreign language and delivers specific diplomas or those defined by the French ministry of State education (DELF and DALF). Its seat is located 101 Boulevard Raspail at Paris (6th).

The Alliance Fran1caise of Paris

It was created the July 21st 1883 by a committee of personalities, in particular Paul Cambon, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Louis Pasteur, Ernest Renan, Jules Verne, Armand Colin.

The Alliance Fran1caise of Paris is almost entirely financed by the receipts coming from the courses exempted in its center and the hirings of rooms. It receives French State a subsidy (of an amount of 663.850 euros for 2003) which covers approximately 5% of its annual budget.

Presidents of the Alliance Fran1caise of Paris

General secretaries of the Alliance Fran1caise of Paris

  • Pierre Foncin 1883-1897
  • Alfred Muteau 1897-1899
  • Leon Dufourmantelle 1899-1909
  • Emile Salone 1909-1914
  • Albert Malet 1914-1915
  • Paul Labbé 1919-1934
  • Louis Dalbis 1934-1937
  • Jean Lichnerowicz 1937-1944
  • Marc Blancpain 1944-1978
  • Philippe Greffet 1978-1988
  • Jean Harzic 1988-2001
  • Jean-Claude Jacq 2001 -

The Alliance Fran1caise in the world

The network of the Alliance Fran1caise includes/understands:

  • the international school of French language of Paris,
  • of the committees located in the provincial towns in France, which accommodate foreign students,
  • more than 1.071 committees installed in 133 countries (which do not have all a regular activity of teaching).

Approximately 440.000 students learn French in the centers from the Alliance Fran1caise.

The Alliances installed in the foreign countries were generally born from local initiatives and are very integrated in the life of the countries. Controls by the local right (generally in an associative form), they are independent of the Alliance Fran1caise of Paris, as well under the articles as financially, and function with respect to the Parisian seat as of the Franchise S. the Alliance Fran1caise from Paris east owner of the mark “the Alliance Fran1caise” and grants the right to use it after examination of the statutes and the announced objectives. There are no financial relations between the seat and Alliances installed abroad which must provide themselves for their financing. Thus in New York, the French Institute the Alliance Fran1caise resorts to the Mécénat such as it is applied to the the United States.

The French ministry of the Foreign affairs has since 2001 a policy of signature of convention-frameworks of co-operation between the Alliance fran1caises and the services of co-operation and cultural activity of the embassies, which can go until entrusting the management of the cultural activity to the local Alliance Fran1caise. These conventions can envisage public allocations and the provision of French personnel detached for administrative duties.

See too

Foreign organizations of similar vocation:

External bonds

  • Official site of the Alliance Fran1caise contient bonds towards all the Alliance fran1caises of the monde
  • Portail for the professors of '' French '' and D ''' Spanish '' - '' foreign languages ''

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