Lycée Victor-Hugo, Historic high school in France

Lycée Victor-Hugo occupies the former Geneteil priory in Château-Gontier, Mayenne, and is run under the Pays de la Loire region and the Nantes academy. Its 1730s clock building, partly listed as a monument historique since 6 June 1995, stands beside older converted priory buildings. A hall was inaugurated in 1723, and a statue of the Infant Jesus overlooked the complex.

The college was officially founded on 14 July 1710 by an agreement between the town and the priest Gilles Marais, who became its principal; classes began in November of that year in the former priory of Geneteil. The clock building was added in the 1730s and was partly listed by decree on 6 June 1995. During the Revolution the college held 400 pupils before its furniture was sold and the premises became stables, a depot and then a prison; Basile Horeau reopened it in October 1803.

The school carries the name of Victor Hugo, but its older identity is tied to the Geneteil priory, whose buildings were adapted for teaching after the college was officially founded on 14 July 1710. A clock building added in the 1730s, partly listed on 6 June 1995, remains a visible trace of that period.

The school occupies the former Geneteil priory; its 1730s clock building is partly listed as a monument historique since 1995. It is administered by the Pays de la Loire region and the Nantes academy. Visitors see the historic buildings from the street; the site is a working school, so entry is not open to tourists.

The clock building added in the 1730s was partly listed as a monument historique by decree of 6 June 1995. During the Revolution the college was turned into a stable, a depot for army equipment and finally a prison.