SCAD's campus in Lacoste, France

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Photos: SCAD’s campus in Lacoste, France

Photos: The Savannah College of Art and Design has had a campus in the medieval village of Lacoste since 2002.

A banner welcomes visitors to the Savannah College of Art and Design's campus in Lacoste, France. SCAD took possession of the former Lacoste School of the Arts in 2002 and since then has expanded its footprint in the medieval village. (ALAN JUDD / AJC)

The Savannah College of Art and Design turned the village of Lacoste's bakery into the school's library. The faded word "Boulangerie" still can be seen over the door. (ALAN JUDD / AJC)

A private residence in Lacoste, France, is available for near-exclusive use by Paula Wallace, president of the Savannah College of Art and Design. (ALAN JUDD / AJC)

Paula Wallace, president of the Savannah College of Art and Design, stays in a centuries-old residence when she visits SCAD's campus in Lacoste, France. "Prive," a sign outside the residence warns -- private. (ALAN JUDD / AJC)

An entryway into the medieval village of Lacoste, France, where the Savannah College of Art and Design operates a campus. SCAD now owns much of the village, and its students and professors vastly outnumber residents. (ALAN JUDD / AJC)

Among the signs of SCAD's presence in Lacoste, France, is this gift shop. (ALAN JUDD / AJC)

A view of the Luberon Valley from the Lacoste, France, campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design. In her memoir, SCAD president Paula Wallace wrote about this view. "I contemplated Cezanne, Monet, Picasso painting the looming Mont Ventoux," she wrote. "They had come here to see something new. Would I?" (ALAN JUDD / AJC)

The village of Lacoste rises above the Luberon Valley in the Provence region of southern France. (ALAN JUDD / AJC)

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A banner welcomes visitors to the Savannah College of Art and Design's campus in Lacoste, France. SCAD took possession of the former Lacoste School of the Arts in 2002 and since then has expanded its footprint in the medieval village. (ALAN JUDD / AJC)

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