The National School of Architecture Paris La Villette (ENSAPLV) is the largest by the number of students of 21 schools of architecture empowered by France (20 national schools of architecture (EPA), including 6 in region Paris and the Centre des Hautes Etudes de Chaillot).
It handles all the tasks assigned to the schools of architecture, initial training in the exchange of knowledge and practices within the international scientific and cultural community. It is a public administrative institution under the Ministry of Culture and Communication, Directorate General for Heritage.