Les trois lycées de la montagne

Les trois lycées de la montagne (French pronunciation: [le tʁwa lise də la mɔ̃taɲ], lit. 'The mountain's three highschools') is a term used to refer to three elite schools in Paris – the lycée Henri IV, lycée Louis-le-Grand and the lycée Saint-Louis – to contrast with other French lycées, and to suggest characteristics uniting them, with an implied higher social and intellectual rank or elitism. The term refers to the hill Montagne Sainte-Geneviève on which the three lycées, regarded as among the most prestigious of France, are located.

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Les trois lycées de la montagne

Les trois lycées de la montagne (French pronunciation: [le tʁwa lise də la mɔ̃taɲ], lit. 'The mountain's three highschools') is a term used to refer to three elite schools in Paris – the lycée Henri IV, lycée Louis-le-Grand and the lycée Saint-Louis – to contrast with other French lycées, and to suggest characteristics uniting them, with an implied higher social and intellectual rank or elitism. The term refers to the hill Montagne Sainte-Geneviève on which the three lycées, regarded as among the most prestigious of France, are located.

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