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Lycée de garçons
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Historic monument · inscrit · Mérimée

Lycée de garçons

Inscrit historic monument since 1957One of 29 inscrit monuments in Albi; inscrit is the second level, held by 31,291 of France’s 46,703 monuments (67%).
SSchoolS17th c.1957protectedPPartly protected
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About Lycée de garçons

Lycée de garçons is one of 29 inscrit historic monuments in Albi, the second of France’s two levels of protection. The list dates its work to 1638 (17th c.). Part of it has been inscrit since 1957.

Le lycée Lapérouse est le plus ancien établissement d’enseignement secondaire de la Ville d’Albi et du département du Tarn. Longtemps collège et lycée, il a maintenant fonction de lycée général, accueillant des CPGE scientifiques. Son nom lui a été donné d’après Jean-François de La Pérouse, né à proximité d'Albi, et ancien élève du collège antérieur au lycée.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Lycée Lapérouse (Albi)” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00095466 on POP↗

Inscrit is the second level: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared to the State in advance.

Questions about Lycée de garçons

Is Lycée de garçons protected?

Yes. It is inscrit, the second of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1957 (Mérimée record PA00095466). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Lycée de garçons?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Lycée de garçons built?

Its record on the Mérimée list gives 1638 (17th c.).

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.