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