a few stats on the Alliance

The Alliance Française was founded in 1883 in Paris.

There are 1062 Alliances Françaises in 135 countries.

About 430,000 students take classes at the Alliance Française throughout the world.

In France, there are 29 Alliances, among which 13 branches provide teacher-training : Bordeaux, Dijon, Grasse, Grenoble, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Nice, Rouen, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Vendôme and Paris.

The Paris Alliance teaches close to 10,600 French-learners from 156 different countries. The greatest number of students originate from the USA, China, Japan, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Poland and Germany.

 The countries with the greatest number of Alliances by continent


Africa and around the Indian Ocean : Madagascar (30 Alliances and 18,400 students)

North America : U.S.A. (61 Alliances and 20,000 students)

South America : Argentina (78 Alliances and 12,000 students), followed by Mexico (45 Alliances and 32,000 students)

Asia : India (16 Alliances and 22,800 students)

Europe : the Netherlands (34 Alliances and 7,500 students), followed by Spain (16 Alliances and 9,400 students)

Oceania : Australia (28 Alliances and 6,276 students)

 Alliance française in the UK




Alliance Française de Londres : www.alliancefrancaise.org.uk

Alliance Française de Glasgow : www.afglasgow.org.uk

Alliance Française d'Exeter : www.allianceexeter.co.uk

Alliance Française de Cambridge : www.france-in-cambridge.co.uk

Alliance Française de Milton-Keynes : www.afmk.co.uk

Alliance Française de Jersey : www.afjersey.co.uk

Alliance Française de York : www.afdy.org.uk

Alliance Française d'Oxford: www.alliancefrancaise-oxford.org

Alliance Française de Bristol-Bath-Cheltenham : www.afbristol.org.uk

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