Beauxbatons Academy of Magic

Beauxbâtons Academy of Magic is a school of wizardry in France. Beauxbatons's current Headmistress is Madame Olympe Maxime. The school Coat of Arms is two golden wands crossed over one another, each shooting three stars. "Beaux b&acirc;tons" is French for "beautiful batons." The "b&acirc;tons" part is presumably a reference to wands.

Beauxbatons is similar to Hogwarts. It was first introduced in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth novel by Muggle author J.K. Rowling. The Academy has existed for over seven hundred years, and was part of the Triwizard Tournament since its founding. Beauxbatons competed in the 1994 Triwizard Tournament. The champion for Beauxbatons was student Fleur Delacour.

The Academy is a glittering castle, probably newer and brighter than the Hogwarts castle. Both Hogwarts and Durmstrang are in castles; however, Fleur Delacour described Beauxbatons as a palace. The food at Beauxbatons, at least according to Fleur Delacour, is delicious, but much lighter than the food served at Hogwarts. Students are serenaded while they dine by choirs of wood nymphs. At Christmas time the dining hall is adorned with great, non-melting ice sculptures. Beauxbatons is Unplottable, so no muggles or even wizards from rival schools can find it on a map, and then it is disguised so that no one can really see it unless they know to look for it.

Some have speculated that since bouillabaisse was served at the opening feast of the Triwizard Tournament, and this fish soup is generally served in southeast France, Beauxbatons could be somewhere on the Mediterranean coast, perhaps Marseilles.

This would also explain why Beauxbatons students are so cold when they are at Hogwarts. Beauxbatons uniforms are made of light blue silk. Other indicators are perceived accents and the confirmed ethnicity of student Fleur Delacour.

Beauxbatons students stand at attention from when their Headmistress enters the room until she seats herself. They also seem to care more about their studies and their school's reputation.

In the The Goblet of Fire film, Beauxbatons appears to be an all-girl school. However, the book makes scattered references to male Beauxbatons students.