Chapelle du lycée Hoche

Chapelle du lycée Hoche

What is now the Lycée Hoche was built as a girls' reformatory between 1767 and 1772 by the architect R. Mique (1728-94) at the request of queen Marie Leszczynska.

Its chapel is a gem of Neo-Classic art and has just undergone total restoration, which was completed in 2011. The school had over 500 pupils when the nuns were expelled in 1792.

Napoleon I turned it into a secondary school for boys and it became the Lycée Hoche in 1888.

Please enquire at the Versailles tourist office (01.39.24.88.88)