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Alliance Française Bordeaux Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Bordeaux, FranceFrench

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Overview

The Alliance Française teaches at 126 rue Abbé de l’Épée in Bordeaux. It offers intensive and part-time French and a cultural programme alongside classes. The intensive schedule suits students who want a weekday routine and regular opportunities to apply French outside class. The school offers placement across a broad range of levels and runs four-week sessions. A complete beginner should check the session start before arranging travel. The intensive course uses debates and games as well as structured language work, and the Alliance lists cultural outings and separate workshops. A student who wants more than the core timetable can also ask about the super-intensive programme. The different formats make it possible to choose between a full weekday routine and additional targeted work. Before booking, check the calendar for the exact four-week session and which workshops run alongside it. The Alliance was founded in 1982 as a nonprofit and runs a monthly cultural programme.

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Student mix

The Bordeaux school says it teaches more than 3,000 students of 110 nationalities annually. The source does not identify a reporting year or give a breakdown by nationality, age or course.

Official student mix · Checked 2026-11-08

Courses

Intensive French is listed at 20 hours per week, or 80 hours over four weeks. The FAQ lists classes of seven to 16 and levels from A1.1 to C1.4. Students with prior French may generally join on a Monday, while beginners should use the published session starts. The school uses French-as-a-foreign-language textbooks and places students using a level test. Check the timetable and the book for your level. Published course descriptions distinguish the core intensive programme from the super-intensive option. Check the session and placement before paying for extra teaching.

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Fees

The 2026–2027 price list gives €800 tuition for four weeks, plus €60 registration and €35–€40 for teaching materials, for a study subtotal of €895–€900. It lists a host single at €26 per night without meals or €37 per night with breakfast and dinner, plus a €50 placement fee. The separate housing page still displays €24 and €35 respectively. Confirm which tariff applies before booking. Standard housing runs Sunday to Saturday. Obtain a dated 28-night quote and check extra-night availability and any further charges before comparing totals. Using the 2026–2027 nightly prices, 27 nights would cost €702 without meals or €999 with half board before the €50 placement fee. Combining those amounts with the published study range gives reference subtotals of €1,647–€1,652 and €1,944–€1,949 respectively. The discrepancy with the separate housing page still applies. These examples assume the listed tariff is confirmed and cover 27 nights. Ask whether the 28th night can be billed at the same rate.

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Accommodation

Homestay offers an individual room with options such as half board. The school lists kitchen access at lunch as a paid option for eligible longer stays. It also links to student residences, some with separate application charges, guarantee arrangements or local taxes. Confirm the commute, what is covered by the meal plan and the exact check-in and checkout dates. The residence listings and the host-family service use different booking arrangements. Before choosing an individual room with no meals, ask whether cooking access is included. For a residence, check the total payable to the provider, including any application charge, and confirm how long the lease must run.

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Location

126 rue Abbé de l’Épée, 33000 Bordeaux, France

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