Alliances Françaises around the world
Learn about the Alliance Française network and more.
The Alliance Française was created in 1883 in Paris under the aegis of Paul Cambon and Pierre Foncin, around personalities such as Jules Verne, Louis Pasteur, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Armand Colin and Jules Renan.
Today, it is the leading cultural network worldwide, with 1,040 establishments in 136 countries on all five continents. Each year, 450,000 people, of all ages, attend Alliances Françaises to learn French and more than 6 million people participate in their cultural activities.
The network is coordinated by the Alliance Française Foundation
Africa
38 countries 129 Alliances françaises
83,163 students
North America
2 countries 133 Alliances françaises
36,128 students
Latin America - Caribbean
33 countries 274 Alliances françaises
169,675 students
Asia - Oceania
30 countries 78 Alliances françaises
114,615 students
Europe
33 countries 354 Alliances françaises
88,801 students
In the Caribbean
