The Latin Quarter of Paris (, ) is an urban university campus in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the

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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 plat ...

, around the Sorbonne. Known for its student life, lively atmosphere, and

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s, the Latin Quarter is one of the oldest parts of the universities of Paris. It continues to be the heart of the universities and ''Grandes écoles'' that succeeded the

University of Paris The University of Paris (), known Metonymy, metonymically as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution. Emerging around 1150 as a corporation associated wit ...

, such as: * the

Sorbonne University Sorbonne University () is a public research university located in Paris, France. The institution's legacy reaches back to the Middle Ages in 1257 when Sorbonne College was established by Robert de Sorbon as a constituent college of the Unive ...

, with the Sorbonne, and the

Jussieu campus The Jussieu Campus (''Campus de Jussieu'') or the Pierre-et-Marie-Curie Campus is a higher education campus located in the 5th arrondissement, Paris, 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the main campus of the Sorbonne Faculty of Science an ...

; * the Panthéon-Sorbonne University, with the Panthéon Centre and its

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, and which also has teaching programs within the Sorbonne; * the

Paris Cité University Paris Cité University () is a public research university located in Paris, France. It was created by decree on 20 March 2019, resulting from the merger of Paris Descartes (Paris V) and Paris Diderot (Paris VII) universities, established fol ...

, with the ''École de Médecine'' building and the Cordeliers campus; * the PSL University, with the ''

École Normale Supérieure École or Ecole may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by Secondary education in France, secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing i ...

'', the ''

Collège de France The (), formerly known as the or as the ''Collège impérial'' founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment () in France. It is located in Paris near La Sorbonne. The has been considered to be France's most ...

'', the ''École des Mines'', the ''École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie'', or the ENSAD. * and the Panthéon-Assas University, with its Assas Law School within the Panthéon Centre. But also of: *the

lycée Henri-IV The Lycée Henri-IV () is a public secondary school located in Paris. Along with the Lycée Louis-le-Grand, it is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious and demanding sixth-form colleges ('' lycées'') in France. The school educates more ...

, the

lycée Louis-le-Grand The Lycée Louis-le-Grand (), also referred to simply as Louis-le-Grand or by its acronym LLG, is a public Lycée (French secondary school, also known as sixth form college) located on Rue Saint-Jacques (Paris), rue Saint-Jacques in central Par ...

and the

lycée Saint-Louis The Lycée Saint-Louis () is a selective post-secondary school located in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris, in the Latin Quarter. It is the only state-funded French lycée that exclusively offers ''Classe Préparatoir ...

, known as '' les trois lycées de la montagne''; *

Sciences Po Sciences Po () or Sciences Po Paris, also known as the Paris Institute of Political Studies (), is a public research university located in Paris, France, that holds the status of ''grande école'' and the legal status of . The university's unde ...

; *and the

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. Other ''Grandes écoles'' such as the have relocated in recent times to more spacious settings, notably in

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. The area gets its name from the

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

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, after the twelfth century philosopher

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and his students took up residence there. Additionally, the Latin Quarter has the honor of being the setting of Puccini's tragic opera,

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Buildings and university ''centres''

The Latin Quarter is home to many academic institutions, including

and the Panthéon-Sorbonne University in the Sorbonne historical building. It is also home to the largest university libraries in Paris, such as the

Sainte-Geneviève Library Sainte-Geneviève Library (, ) is a university library of the universities of Paris, administered by the Sorbonne-Nouvelle University (a public liberal arts and humanities university) located at 10, place du Panthéon, across the square from ...

, the

Sorbonne Library The Sorbonne Library (French: ''Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de la Sorbonne'') is an inter-university library part of the network of 36 libraries of the Panthéon-Sorbonne University, in Paris, France. It is located at 47, rue des Écoles in ...

, the

Sainte-Barbe Library Sainte-Barbe Library (French language, French: ''Bibliothèque Sainte-Barbe'') is an inter-university library in Paris, France, that opened in March 2009. It is located in the buildings of the former College of St. Barbara, and has been registered ...

, the Assas Law Library and the Cujas Law Library. University administrative buildings are also located there, such as the presidency of Sorbonne University in the

Cordeliers Convent There were several Cordeliers Convents (French: ''Couvent des Cordeliers'') in France. ''Cordeliers'' was the name given in France to the Conventual Franciscans. Cordeliers Convent in Paris The Cordeliers Convent in Paris is located 15 rue de l ...

or the headquarters of Paris Cité University in the former '' École de Médecine''. File:Pantheon of Paris 007.JPG, The

Panthéon The Panthéon (, ), is a monument in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It stands in the Latin Quarter, Paris, Latin Quarter (Quartier latin), atop the , in the centre of the , which was named after it. The edifice was built between 1758 ...

. File:Amphithéâtre Sorbone.JPG, The Sorbonne amphitheater. File:Universite de Paris Faculte de droit DSC 1945w.jpg, The Panthéon Centre. It houses the Panthéon-Sorbonne School of Law and the Assas Law School. File:Salle de lecture Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve n03.jpg, The reading room of the

, Sorbonne Nouvelle University. File:Rene descartes university paris main entrance.jpg, The

(

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), within the ''École de Médecine'' building. File:École Normale Supérieure April 18, 2007.jpg, The ''École normale supérieure'', PSL University. File:Collège de France.JPG, The ''

'', PSL University.

References

External links

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

Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 185430 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright. After writing in different literary styles throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular and influential playwright ...

The Quartier Latin
- current photographs and of the years 1900
Paris CVB-Latin QuarterThe Latin Quarter
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Buildings and university ''centres''

See also

References

Further reading

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