Latin Quarter, Paris

The Latin Quarter of Paris (French: Quartier latin, IPA: [kaʁtje latɛ̃]) is an area in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne.

La Sorbonne

View of Rue de la Huchette (October 2003)

École Normale Supérieure, one major college of the Latin Quarter

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 :

• the University of Paris (with the Faculté de Médecine de Paris) ;
• Sorbonne University (with Sorbonne and Jussieu university campus)
• PSL University (with the École Normale Supérieure - PSL and the École des Mines de Paris - PSL campuses) ;
• Panthéon-Assas University ;
• Panthéon-Sorbonne University (with the École de droit de la Sorbonne) ;
• the Collège de France ;
• and the Schola Cantorum.

Other establishments such as the École Polytechnique have relocated in recent times to more spacious settings.

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.[1]

See also

• Montagne Sainte-Geneviève
• List of restaurant districts and streets
• University of Paris
• PSL Research University
• Sorbonne University

References

1. Horne, Alistair (2004). La Belle France. USA: Vintage. p. 18. ISBN 9781400034871.

Further reading

• André Arnold-Peltier, Vassili Karist, Le Quartier Latin et ses entours / and its surroundings, Éditions PIPPA, collection Itinérances (ISBN 978-2-916506-02-9)
• André Arnold-Peltier, Vassili Karist, Le jardin du Luxembourg / The Luxembourg gardens, Éditions PIPPA, collection Itinérances (ISBN 2916506004)
• Sophie Peltier-Le Dinh, Danielle Michel-Chich, André Arnold-Peltier, Le Lycée Henri-IV, entre potaches et moines copistes, Éditions PIPPA, collection Itinérances (ISBN 978-2-916506-16-6)

External links

• (in French) quartierlatin.paris - online Review about cultural activities in Quartier Latin (bookshops, publishers, gallery, cinema, theaters, etc.)
• (in French) The Quartier Latin - In depth exploration of literary culture, wine bars and Oscar Wilde
• (in French) 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.