Thiers is a neighbourhood (French: quartier) of the 1st arrondissement of Marseille. A cultural and student quarter in the centre of Marseille, it is located between Place Jean-Jaurès and La Canebière, near the Vieux-Port.[1]

Description

The centre of the district is the Lycée Thiers, the oldest school in Marseille, which gave it its name. A network of cultural institutions has developed around the school: at the end of the Place du Lycée is the Théâtre du Gymnase, and, on the premises of the school itself, the Couvent des Bernardines.[2] In this district is the Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, a néo-gothic church dedicated in 1886.

The headquarters of the Faculty of Economics and Management of Aix-Marseille is also located here, 95 Long des Capucins Street.[3]

History

The school and the district owe their name to Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877), first President of the French Third Republic, born in Bouc-Bel-Air situated between Marseille, Gardanne and Aix-en-Provence.

The district was sealed off by the Vichy militia during the Occupation of France by Nazi Germany, and the school was used as police headquarters.[4][5]

The district was the epicentre of the May 68 demonstrations in Marseille.[6]

In the early 2020s, the school built a boarding school in the street next to the school, rue Sénac-de-Meilhan, in two six-storey buildings for the students of the school and the preparatory classes.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Thiers, quartier village à visiter" (in French). 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  2. ^ Base Mérimée: Chapelle du Lycée Thiers (ou chapelle des Bernardines), actuellement entrepôt, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  3. ^ "Faculté d'Économie et de Gestion". feg.univ-amu.fr. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  4. ^ Baudoin, Madeleine (1962-01-01). Histoire des groupes francs (M.U.R.) des Bouches-du-Rhône, de septembre 1943 à la Libération: Thèse pour le Doctorat d'Université présentée à la Faculté des lettres et sciences humaines de l'Université de Caen (in French). (Presses universitaires de France) réédition numérique FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-7059-1021-1.
  5. ^ "Musée de la résistance en ligne". museedelaresistanceenligne.org. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  6. ^ Ross, Kristin (2005). Mai 68 et ses vies ultérieures (in French). Editions Complexe. p. 229. ISBN 978-2-8048-0020-8.
  7. ^ "Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur : Rentrée lycéenne". destimed.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-01-11.

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