About l'Alliance Française

Promoting French Language Learning and Cultural Dialogue

L'Alliance Française is the largest network of French language and cultural centers in the world. There are 1,000 Alliance chapters established in 136 countries, including 114 chapters in the United States, all of which serve over 500,000 students. The Alliance Française de Washington is affiliated with the first of all the Alliances, the Alliance Française de Paris, where students can register for classes all year long.

L'Alliance Française is dedicated to promoting French language and francophone culture, and to fostering friendly relations between francophones and francophiles of all racial, national and ethnic origins.

In Washington, DC

With more than 3,000 members and students, l'Alliance Française de Washington, DC, a non-profit, non governmental cultural and educational association, is headed by a Franco-American Board of Directors. It is a 501(c)(3) organization that is not subsidized by the French Government.

L'Alliance is a hub that connects the Washington DC community to the Francophone world - a special place to learn French and discover Francophone cultures, to challenge and enrich our views of the world, to reach across differences, and celebrate our common humanity.

Committed to pedagogical and cultural excellency, l'Alliance Française offers a wide variety of French courses and social activities and cultural events, including lectures, concerts, films, exhibits, guided visits to museums, dance performances, and discussion groups.

Our schedule of activities is announced in our bulletin (which is sent to members and students three times a year), and in a weekly e-mail.

In addition, our library has a collection of over 8,000 books, French newspapers, magazines, videos, DVDs and CDs, accessible for free to all members. Members can also use our computers or bring their own to connect to the Internet.

Our outreach program (AFEI) reaches almost 200 children each year in public elementary schools in North East and South East DC.

Délégation Générale de l'Alliance Française de Paris aux Etats-Unis

Links to US Alliance chapters