Chapelle du lycée Émile Zola, Educational chapel in Rennes, France

Chapelle du lycée Émile Zola is a chapel located within the Émile Zola secondary school complex in Rennes. The building displays late 19th-century architectural features with the decorative elements typical of that period.

The chapel was built from 1877 to 1879 to replace the earlier Saint-Thomas chapel. The school itself was founded in 1859 as a lycée under the Second Empire, and the chapel became part of its grounds. The German text's claim of a 1803 founding contradicts this date.

The chapel's name is tied to the lycée Émile-Zola, named after the writer who defended Alfred Dreyfus; the 1899 court-martial held here made the building a reference point in the Dreyfus affair. Visitors can still see the hall where the trial took place, later used for school ceremonies.

The chapel stands inside the lycée Émile Zola complex, near the boulevard de la Duchesse Anne side of the schoolyard. It is a working school building, not a public monument, so entry is arranged with the school administration rather than at set visiting hours. Groups should write ahead and state the purpose of the visit.

The chapel served as the location for the second trial of Alfred Dreyfus in 1899, a pivotal moment in French legal history. This trial became part of a major political controversy that divided the nation.