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.
Notable alumni
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
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