pe le c , ▁ES SE C ▁Business ▁School ▁or ▁H EC ▁Paris ). ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁its ▁teaching ▁and ▁the ▁results ▁it ▁ach ieves ▁in ▁their ▁intens ely ▁compet itive ▁entrance ▁exam in ations ▁( con c ours ). ▁ ▁History : ▁the ▁Coll ège ▁d ' H arc ourt ▁ ▁Until ▁ 1 8 2 0 , ▁the ▁l yc ée ▁Saint - Louis ▁was ▁named ▁Coll ège ▁d ' H arc ourt . ▁( Lat in : ▁Colleg io ▁Har cur iano ) ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁found ing ▁it ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁residence ▁for ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Paris . ▁The ▁Coll ège ▁d ' H arc ourt ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 2 8 0 ▁by ▁Robert ▁and ▁Ra oul ▁d ' H arc ourt ▁to ▁offer ▁food ▁and ▁lod g ings ▁to ▁some ▁forty ▁imp over ished ▁students . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁originally ▁a ▁teaching ▁establishment , ▁but ▁this ▁became ▁an ▁increasing ly ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁function ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁strong hold ▁of ▁J ansen ists ▁and ▁produced ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁philosoph es ▁and ▁Encyclop éd istes . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁building ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 ▁and ▁the ▁present ▁one ▁ere cted ▁on ▁its ▁site ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁l yc ée ▁was ▁success