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Latin Quarter, Paris

Urban university campus in Paris, France

Summary

Urban university campus in Paris, France

Field	Value
name	Latin Quarter
official_name	Quartier latin
native_name_lang	fr
settlement_type	District
image_skyline	P1300734 Paris V place de la Sorbonne rwk.jpg
image_caption	The Sorbonne Chapel
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	France
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Île-de-France
subdivision_type2	Ville
subdivision_name2	Paris
subdivision_type3	Arrondissement
subdivision_name3	5th

The Latin Quarter of Paris (, ) is a district in Paris on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Located in the city's 5th and the 6th arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.

Although there has been some exodus, new schools have appeared, and the Latin Quarter continues to be the heart of the universities, and Grandes écoles that succeeded the University of Paris, including the Sorbonne University, Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Paris Cité University, PSL University, Panthéon-Assas University, and Sciences Po.

The area gets its name from the Latin language, which was widely spoken in and around the University during the Middle Ages, after the twelfth century philosopher Pierre Abélard and his students took up residence there.

Academic institutions

Universities, libraries, and other academic institutions in the Latin Quarter of Paris include:

the Sorbonne University, with the Sorbonne, and the Jussieu campus
the Panthéon-Sorbonne University, with the Panthéon Centre and its Law School, and which also has teaching programs within the Sorbonne
the Paris Cité University, with the École de Médecine building and the Cordeliers campus
the PSL University, with the École Normale Supérieure, the Collège de France, the École des Mines, the École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie, or the ENSAD.
the Panthéon-Assas University, with its Assas Law School within the Panthéon Centre
and the Sciences Po

The Latin Quarter is also home to the largest university libraries in Paris, such as the Sainte-Geneviève Library, the Sorbonne Library, the Sainte-Barbe Library, the Assas Law Library and the Cujas Law Library.

University administrative buildings are also located in the district, such as the presidency of Sorbonne University in the Cordeliers Convent or the headquarters of Paris Cité University in the former École de Médecine. Grandes écoles such as the École polytechnique have relocated in recent times to more spacious settings, notably in Paris-Saclay.

Other academic institutions in the Latin Quarter include:

the Schola Cantorum, a private music conservatory
the secondary schools lycée Henri-IV, lycée Louis-le-Grand the lycée Saint-Louis, known as les trois lycées de la montagne.

File:Pantheon of Paris 007.JPG|The Panthéon File:Amphithéâtre Sorbone.JPG|The Sorbonne amphitheater File:Universite de Paris Faculte de droit DSC 1945w.jpg|The Panthéon Centre, home to 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 Sainte-Geneviève Library, Sorbonne Nouvelle University File:Rene descartes university paris main entrance.jpg|The Paris Cité University (medicine), within the École de Médecine building File:École_normale_supérieure_de_Paris,_26_January_2013.jpg|The École normale supérieure, PSL University File:Collège de France.JPG|The Collège de France, PSL University

Community life

View of [[Rue de la Huchette]] (October 2003)

In popular culture

The Latin Quarter is the setting of Puccini's tragic opera, La Bohème.

References

Horne, Alistair. (2004). "La Belle France". Vintage.

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