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Accommodation can be organised in host families, hotels, apartments or youth hostels.


Ciel Bretagne Brest +33 (0)2 98 30 45 75 www.ciel.fr


Established in 1987, Ciel Bretagne is located in Finistere, on the westernmost tip of Brittany, in a 19th-century mansion in a wooded park overlooking the River Élorn. It was created in 1987 and every year welcomes between 700 and 1,000 students and teachers of French from all over the world.


Seeing how the other half lives: students from the Clé language school in Tours enjoying a little château exploration


today’s world. The courses are graded through the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.


École de Langue Française (ELFE) Paris +33 (0)1 48 78 73 00 www.elfe-paris.com


ELFE offers combined group and private classes, business French, French for teachers, classes for au pairs and language study trips from its centre on Rue Montmartre, in Paris’s 1st arrondissement. Activities include tastings, games, fi ne art, fashion, sports and excursions. Mini groups from €386 per person for 15 hours a week.


École Suisse Internationale, Paris Paris +33 (0)1 47 70 20 66 www.learn-french-france.org Study French in a friendly atmosphere at the Paris branch of the École Suisse Internationale, in the 10th arrondissement. Interactive and innovative teaching methods will enable you to study in a lively way, within small groups. There are also plenty of intensive


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courses available, as well as French for teachers, business French, French culture, and university and exam preparation. Housing includes half-board home-stays, student residence, apartments and hotels.


Eurocentres Paris Paris +33 (0)1 40 46 72 00 www.eurocentres.com/en/ language-school-paris From its base in the 6th arrondissement, Eurocentres Paris offers year-round general French courses over 20 or 25 lessons, as well as more intensive private lessons, exam preparation, and specialist courses in fashion and brand management. As they say: “Walks, excursions, conferences, tastings, cultural outings… You will be able to practise your French while taking full advantage of the City of Lights.”


Institut de Langue et de Culture Françaises Paris +33 (0)1 44 39 52 68 ilcf.icp.fr


Over the last half-century, more than 130,000 students have benefi ted from the language


courses offered by the Institut de Langue et de Culture Françaises, in the 6th arrondissement. There's a variety of courses on offer, including written, oral, phonetics, business French, French culture and civilisation.


Lalangue Paris Paris +33 (0)9 81 84 45 10 www.lalangueparis.com This school, on Rue Réaumur, offers the opportunity to learn French in small classes of no more than six. Expect individualised teaching and homework that leads to a fast and solid progression. Private classes are also available.


NORTH-WEST FRANCE Alliance Française de Saint- Malo, Bretagne


Saint-Malo +33 (0)2 23 18 25 94 www.alliancefr-saintmalo.org The Alliance Française de Saint-Malo, Bretagne (part of the wider Alliance Française network) offers courses on French language and culture at its three Breton bases in Saint-Malo, Rennes and Brest.


Châteaux des Langues Laval +33 (0)2 43 53 55 63 www.chateauxdeslangues.com Managed for more than 35 years by the le Marié family, Châteaux des Langues offers high-quality residential language courses. One of their venues is the 19th century Château de la Mazure, near Laval, in the Mayenne. Instruction is based on a total immersion method which ensures intensive day-long teaching over fi ve days.


Clé Tours +33(0)2 47 64 06 19 www.cle.fr


Founded in 1985, this school in Tours provides small-group or one-to-one language instruction to adults aged 25 and up. Priority is given to oral French skills – for travel, education, business or just fun. Prices start at €705 a week. Accommodation with a family or in an apartment is supplementary. Online courses are also available.


French in Normandy Rouen +33 (0)2 35 72 08 63 www.frenchinnormandy.com Since 1992, this award-winning school has been offering language courses in the historic city of Rouen. Based in the “chic and quiet” Jardin des Plantes area, it has 13 classrooms, with a maximum of 15 students per class. One-to-one lessons, business French and French language and cooking courses are also available.


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