Lycée Français de Sofia
| Lycée Français Alphonse de Lamartine | |
|---|---|
Street view of the school | |
| Location | |
, 1142 Bulgaria | |
| Coordinates | 42°41′18″N 23°19′24″E / 42.68833°N 23.32333°E |
| Information | |
| Type | |
| Established | 1961 |
| Principal | Emilia Bogdanova |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 980 students |
| Average class size | 26 students |
| Language | French and Bulgarian |
| Accreditation | |
| Newspaper | Ami |
| Website | feg |
Lycée Français Alphonse de Lamartine de Sofia (LFAL, in Bulgarian: 9-та френска езикова гимназия „Алфонс дьо Ламартин", ФЕГ) is a selective French language school in Sofia, established in 1961 under the name 9th French Language School Georgi Kirkov. Since the early 1990s, it has been named after the French nobleman, poet, diplomat and politician Alphonse de Lamartine, who visited and resided in the Bulgarian lands in 1832.
The Lycée is the only Bulgarian school to offer bilingual French-speaking course to all its students and has been the described as "the most important French-speaking secondary school in Bulgaria" as well as "the heart of the academic Francophonie in Bulgaria" by the Agency for French Education Abroad. It is regarded as one of the most prestigious schools in Sofia and its students have consistently ranked among the top performers in the national matriculation exams.
As of the 2020–2021 academic year, the school had 987 students and 83 staff members, with a student-teacher ratio of 14:1.