Alliance Française de Cork is part of an international network of over 800 Alliances Françaises.

For the past 140 years, the international Alliance Française network has been promoting the French language and Francophone culture beyond the borders of France.

The Alliance Française was founded in 1883 in Paris as an Association nationale pour la propagation de la langue française, under the aegis of Pierre Foncin and Ambassador Paul Cambon.

The Alliance Française Paris was created the following year by a board of directors including illustrious names such as Jules Verne (writer), Louis Pasteur (chemist and biologist), and Ferdinand de Lesseps (diplomat).

The Alliance Française is the largest cultural network in the world and numerous students have benefited from the Alliance Française quality trademark.

Key Figures

834 Alliances in 132 countries

512,000+ Students enrolled every year

26,000+ Cultural Events every year

Each Alliance Française is governed locally and bound by its Constitution approved by the Fondation des Alliances Françaises.