The Lycée Masséna sits behind a long, heavy iron fence with stone gateposts, marked by its imposing facade and rows of tall, rectangular windows. It functions as a prestigious secondary school, tracing its origins back to the eighteen sixties when the city of Nice needed a formal institution for its rising population. During the second world war, the basement of this building served as a storage space for the French Resistance to hide their printing presses and crates of illegal pamphlets from occupying forces.
Masséna High School
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