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The Latin Quarter of Paris (french: Quartier latin, ) is an area in the

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and the

6th 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

arrondissements of Paris The City of Paris is divided into twenty '' arrondissements municipaux'', administrative districts, more simply referred to as ''arrondissements'' (). These are not to be confused with departmental arrondissements, which subdivide the larger Fr ...

. It is situated on the left bank of the

Seine The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plate ...

, around the Sorbonne. Known for its student life, lively atmosphere, and bistros, the Latin Quarter is the home to a number of higher education establishments besides the university itself, such as : * Paris City University (with the Faculté de Médecine de Paris) ; *

Sorbonne University Sorbonne University (french: Sorbonne Université; la Sorbonne: 'the Sorbonne') is a public research university located in Paris, France. The institution's legacy reaches back to 1257 when Sorbonne College was established by Robert de So ...

(with Sorbonne and Jussieu university campus) * PSL University (with the École Normale Supérieure - PSL and the École des Mines de Paris - PSL campuses) ; * the lycée Henri-IV, the lycée Louis-le-Grand and the

lycée Saint-Louis The lycée Saint-Louis is a highly selective post-secondary school located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, in the Latin Quarter. It is the only public French lycée exclusively dedicated to providing '' classes préparatoires aux grandes ...

, known as les trois lycées de la montagne * Panthéon-Assas University ; * Panthéon-Sorbonne University (with the École de droit de la Sorbonne) ; * the

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; * and the Schola Cantorum. Other establishments such as the

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have relocated in recent times to more spacious settings. The area gets its name from the

Latin language Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of ...

, which was widely spoken in and around the University during the

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, after the twelfth century philosopher Pierre Abélard and his students took up residence there.

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quartierlatin.paris
- online Review about cultural activities in Quartier Latin (bookshops, publishers, gallery, cinema, theaters, etc.) *

- In depth exploration of literary culture, wine bars and

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The Quartier Latin
- current photographs and of the years 1900
Paris CVB-Latin Quarter

The Latin Quarter
- More information and historical context from travel writers focused on France. {{Authority control 5th arrondissement of Paris 6th arrondissement of Paris Districts of Paris Restaurant districts and streets in France Student quarters Urban quarters in France Tourist attractions in Paris

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