The IEF in La Rochelle, a famous institute in a beautiful town!

Operational since 1931, the Institute of French Studies (l'Institut d'Etudes françaises) specialises in the teaching of French as a foreign language. Our centre, open all the year, uses modern educational methods and its team is there to pay attention to your needs, to make this an unforgettable experience for you.

• General French
• Commercial French
• Methodology courses for French teachers
• Specialist French courses

We welcome individuals, professionals and students in groups or individually. In addition we offer made to measure stays for students on language trips. La Rochelle, an historic town, situated on the Atlantic coast, provides you with an ideal setting to study French. Indeed, the architectural originality of the town centre, gastronomic variety and the proximity of the celebrated sites such as the isle de Ré, Bordeaux, Cognac or the chateaux of the Loire, make la Rochelle the most visited town in the Atlantic arc.

We hope to have the pleasure to welcome you shortly!