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Since the Renaissance, François 1 establishes a University College in Angoulême and settled in 1541 in buildings located in front of the bishop. Despite linked to wars of religion disorder, able to organize and expand school. There 'was, however, that classes ranging from the 6th to the end of the 3rd: Latin was the preferred material and neglected Sciences. It was during this time that Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, author and principal architect of the renovation of the French prose, was a student of the institution that bears his name since 1962. Lycée still lives in the Beaulieu area. The current buildings are still largely the work of the architect Abadie, but this set imposing neoclassical did not prevent the necessary changes in teaching and school life. The latest renovations, work in progress, allow the school community to enjoy modern classrooms, as well as specialized premises three trad