École Militaire

The École Militaire (French for military school) is a vast complex of buildings housing various military teaching facilities located in Paris, France southeast of the Champ-de-Mars.

The École Militaire was founded by Louis XV for the military education of impoverished gentlemen of the nobility. Napoléon Bonaparte studied there.

It now hosts:

• the Collège Interarmées de Defense (Cross-service Defense College)
• the Institut des Hautes Études de la Défense Nationale (IHEDN, Institute of High Studies of National Defense)