Geographical provenance

The indication provided by the pupils themselves lacks consistency. It is 
however possible to conclude, as it might have been expected, that the majority 
of attendants came from France, even though 183 foreigners coming from 18 
countries are making up 19% of the total. 
 
Attendants from Belgium or Italy, for instance, two countries whose borders kept 
changing during the period, were also listed as French, since their region of 
birth had been integrated to the Empire; conversely, individuals indicating a 
foreign birth may belong to families emigrated during the Revolution.
 
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Numbers by country :

France: 787 (including attendants from Savoy and 7 from French colonies)
England and Scotland : 35
German States : 28 
Italian States : 25
Switzerland: 21
Belgium: 15
Spain: 11
Poland: 11
Ireland: 9
United States: 8
Russia: 6
Greece: 3
Brazil: 3
Austria: 2
Denmark: 2
Romania: 2
Hungary: 1

Within the French contingent, 15% to 20% of attendants came from Paris, though 
the latter figure should be taken as a maximum. In fact, the majority of pupils 
came from all corner of France, to the extent that each department was 
represented by at least one attendant.
 

After Paris, Normandy, Bourgogne, Lyon and the Southwest were the major 
contributors to the core.