Lycée Les Pierres Vives

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Lycée Les Pierres Vives is a senior high school/sixth form college in Carrières-sur-Seine, Yvelines, France, in the Paris metropolitan area.

In 2016–2017, 1474 students were attending the high school, for a capacity of 1200 students.

The name comes from the quote of François Rabelais "Je ne battis que pierres vives, ce sont hommes" (translation: I only build living stones, it's Men).

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