Albert Chatelet High School, Historic high school in France

The Lycée Albert-Châtelet occupies the former Collège d'Anchin in Douai, a complex rebuilt and restored several times and fully renovated between 1997 and 2005. Its chapel was classified as a monument historique in 1930. The school is named after Albert Châtelet, a former pupil.

The Collège d'Anchin, founded in 1562, was merged with the Collège royal of the University of Douai by a decree of the Parlement of Flanders on 3 December 1765, after the Jesuits were dissolved in France in 1764. It became a Collège national from 1790 to 1795. In 1802 the town installed a lycée impérial in the buildings; after 1848 it became a lycée. Requisitioned as a hospital and barracks during both world wars, it was fully renovated between 1997 and 2005 and renamed after former pupil Albert Châtelet.

The school bears the name of Albert Châtelet, a former pupil. Its chapel was listed as a monument historique in 1930. On 1 October 2026, during calls for blockades, students from lycées across the Douai area gathered here for a meeting.

The lycée occupies the former Collège d'Anchin buildings in central Douai, fully renovated between 1997 and 2005. It is a working school, so the courtyards and classrooms are not open to visitors during term time; the chapel, listed as a monument historique in 1930, is the element to look for from outside. The site also houses literary and scientific classes préparatoires.

The school's chapel was listed as a monument historique in 1930, separately from the rest of the buildings. The lycée itself is named after Albert Châtelet, a former pupil. Its buildings were requisitioned in both world wars, serving as a hospital and then a barracks.