5th arrondissement of Paris Totally Explained

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   The 5th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements (administrative districts) of the capital city of France.
   Situated on the left bank of the River Seine, it's one of the central arrondissements of the capital. The arrondissement is notable for being the location of the Quartier Latin, a district dominated by universities, colleges, and prestigious high schools.
   The 5th arrondissement is also one of the oldest districts of the city, dating back to ancient times. Traces of the area's past survive in such sites as the Arènes de Lutèce, a Roman amphitheatre, and the Thermes de Cluny, a Roman thermae.

Geography

The 5th arrondissement covers some 2.541 km² (0.981 sq. miles, or 628 acres) in central Paris.

Demography

The population of the arrondissement peaked in 1911 when the population density reached almost 50,000 inhabitants per km². In 1999, the population was 58,849, while 48,909 worked in the arrondissement.

Historical population

Year (of French censuses)	Population	Density (inh. per km²)
1872	96,689	38,052
1911 (peak of population)	121,378	47,768
1954	106,443	41,890
1962	96,031	37,793
1968	83,721	32,948
1975	67,668	26,630
1982	62,173	24,468
1990	61,222	24,094
1999	58,849	23,160
2005 estimate	60,600	23,849

Immigration

History

The V^e arrondissement is the oldest arrondissement in Paris, and was first built by the Romans.
The construction of the Roman town Lutetia dates back from the 1st century BC, which was built after the conquest of the Gaulish site, situated on the île de la Cité by the Romans.

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Cityscape

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Places of interest

Arènes de Lutèce
Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève
Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute)
Jardin des Plantes and the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Maison de la Mutualité
Montagne Sainte-Geneviève
Musée de Cluny, hosting the Thermes de Cluny
The Panthéon
Quartier Latin
Val-de-Grâce military hospital

Religious buildings

Saint-Ephrem church

Saint-Étienne-du-Mont church

Saint-Jacques-de-Haut-Pas church

Saint-Jean-l'Evangéliste church

Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre church

Saint Médard church

Saint-Nicolas-du-Chardonnet church

Saint-Séverin church

La Grande Mosquée (Great Mosque of Paris), created in 1922 after World War I, as a sign of recognition from the nation to the fallen Muslim tirailleurs who lost their lives at Verdun and in the take-back of Douaumont fort)

Colleges and universities

As part of the Latin Quarter, the 5th arrondissement is known for its high concentration of educational and research establishments.

Collège de France

Collège international de philosophie

École Normale Supérieure

École Polytechnique (historical campus; the school has now been relocated)

Jussieu Campus

ENSCP - Chimie Paris

ESPCI

Sorbonne

University of Paris 1
University of Paris 2
University of Paris 3
University of Paris 4
Rectorate of Paris

Famous lycées with preparatory classes to the Grandes écoles

Main streets and squares

Rue des Anglais

Rue de l'Arbalète

Rue des Arènes

Square des Arènes de Lutèce

Rue des Bernardins

Rue Boutebrie

Rue Buffon

Rue du Cardinal-Lemoine

Rue des Carmes

Rue Censier

Rue Claude Bernard

Rue de la Clef

Rue Clovis

Place de la Contrescarpe

Rue Cujas

Rue Cuvier

Rue Dante

Rue Descartes

Rue des Écoles

Rue de l'Estrapade

Rue des Fossés-Saint-Bernard

Rue des Fossés-Saint-Jacques

Avenue des Gobelins

Rue Gay-Lussac

Rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire

Rue de la Harpe

Rue de la Huchette

Place Jussieu

Rue Jussieu

Rue Lacépède

Rue Lagrange

Rue Lhomond

Rue Linné

Rue Malebranche

Rue Monge

Rue de la Montagne Sainte-Geneviève

Rue Mouffetard

Place du Panthéon

Rue Poliveau

Rue des Prêtres-Saint-Séverin

Boulevard Saint-Germain

Rue Saint-Jacques

Boulevard Saint-Michel

Rue Saint-Séverin

Rue de la Sorbonne

Rue Soufflot

Rue Thouin

Rue Tournefort

Rue d'Ulm

Rue Valette

Rue Xavier Privas Further Information

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