▁Africa ▁and ▁Charles ▁L avig erie ▁as ▁prim ate . ▁ ▁European - style ▁vill as ▁were ▁built ▁along ▁the ▁beach ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ; ▁one ▁such ▁villa ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁Hab ib ▁Bour gu iba ▁as ▁the ▁president ial ▁palace ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁The ▁municipality ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁a ▁dec ree ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁on ▁the ▁Tun is - Car th age ▁Airport , ▁which ▁was ▁fully ▁fund ed ▁by ▁France , ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁air port ▁become ▁the ▁main ▁hub ▁for ▁Tun is air . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁Fran çais ▁de ▁Car th age ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁serve ▁French ▁families ▁in ▁Car th age . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁it ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Tun is ian ▁government ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Independ ence ▁of ▁Tun is ia , ▁so ▁the ▁nearby ▁Coll ège ▁Maurice ▁Ca ill oux ▁in ▁La ▁Mar sa , ▁previously ▁an ▁an nex ▁of ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁Fran çais ▁de ▁Car th age , ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁Fran çais ▁de ▁La ▁Mar sa ▁and ▁began ▁serving ▁the ▁l yc ée ▁level . ▁It ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁Gust ave ▁F la ub ert . ▁ ▁After ▁Tun is ian ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6