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Coordinates: 48°51′5.1″N 2°20′35.4″E / 48.851417°N 2.343167°E / 48.851417; 2.343167

A small street in the Latin Quarter with bistros and restaurants

The Latin Quarter of Paris (Quartier latin) is an area in the 5th and parts of the 6th arrondissement of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the River Seine, around the Sorbonne University.

Known for its lively atmosphere and bistros, the Latin Quarter is the home to a number of higher education establishments besides the university itself, such as the École Normale Supérieure, the École des Mines de Paris (a ParisTech institute), the Schola Cantorum, and the Jussieu university campus. Other establishments such as the École Polytechnique (also a ParisTech engineering school) have relocated in recent times to more spacious settings. The area gets its name from the Latin language, which, as the international language of learning in the Middle Ages, was once widely spoken in and around the University.

Bibliography

• André Arnold-Peltier, Vassili Karist, Le Quartier Latin et ses enters / 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 978-2-916506-00-4)
• 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)

See also

• Montagne Sainte-Geneviève
• Camelots du Roy, the youth organization of the Action française royalist movement

External links

• Latin Quarter walking tours
• (French) The Quartier Latin - In depth exploration of literary culture, wine bars and Oscar Wilde
• Audio Tour of Saint Germain des Pres
• (French) The Quartier Latin - current photographs and of the years 1900