Lycée Edgar-Poe

48°52′14″N 2°20′53″E / 48.87056°N 2.34806°E / 48.87056; 2.34806

Lycée Edgar-Poe
Location
Paris , Île-de-France France
Information
Type	Independent
Established	1965
Director	Mara Cornet
Campus	Urban
Website	www.lycee-edgarpoe.com

The Lycée Edgar-Poe is a private secondary school located in Paris,^[1] 2, rue du Faubourg Poissonnière, in the 10th arrondissement, very close to Le Grand Rex. It is named after the American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849). This school is far from the rue Edgar-Poe (19th arrondissement of Paris).

Its motto is « L’intérêt pour l’élève développe l’intérêt de l’élève » ('"The interest for the student develops the student's interest"). Its director is Mrs Evelyne Clinet.^[2] In 2011, it is the first secondary school of Paris and of the Île-de-France region^[3] considering the results at the Baccalauréat.^[4]

It is close to the Bonne Nouvelle Paris Métro station.

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The Lycée Edgar-Poe has been created in 1965 under the name Cours Edgar-Poe and has been recognized by the French State the 26 February 1980.

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