5th arrondissement of Paris

5th arrondissement of Paris
The 5th arrondissement of Paris (Ve arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as le cinquième.
The arrondissement, also known as Panthéon, is situated on the Rive Gauche of the River Seine. It is one of the capital's central arrondissements. The arrondissement is notable for being the location of the Latin Quarter, a district dominated by universities, colleges, and prestigious high schools since the 12th century when the University of Paris was created. It is also home to the National Museum of Natural History and Jardin des plantes in its eastern part.
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, as well as 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 2009, the population was 61,531, while 48,909 worked in the arrondissement.
Historical population
Immigration
History
The Ve 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.
Saint-Hilaire is a ruined 12th-century church in Paris, active until the French Revolution.
Government and infrastructure
The Ministry of Higher Education and Research has its head office in the arrondissement.
Previously the Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer (BEAmer) had its head office in the 5th arrondissement.
Economy
(ソニーコンピュータサイエンス研究所) Paris is in the arrondissement.
Maps
Cityscape
Places of interest
Arènes de Lutèce
Centre de la Mer et des Eaux
Fontaine Saint-Michel
Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute)
Jardin des Plantes and the Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle
Latin Quarter
Maison de la Mutualité
Montagne Sainte-Geneviève
Musée de Cluny, hosting the Thermes de Cluny
Musée de l'Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Musée Curie
Musée de la Sculpture en Plein Air
The Panthéon
Sainte-Geneviève Library
Val-de-Grâce military hospital
Religious buildings
Church of Val de Grâce
Saint-Ephrem church
Notre-Dame-du-Liban church
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont church
Saint-Jacques-du-Haut-Pas church
Saint-Jean-l'Evangéliste church
Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre church
Saint-Medard, Paris 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 died 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 international de philosophie
(historical campus; the school has now been relocated)
PSL University
ENSCP - Chimie Paris
ESPCI Paris
Sorbonne University - Faculté des sciences
Jussieu Campus
Université Paris Cité
Faculté de médecine de Paris Centre
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Sorbonne
Sorbonne University - Faculté des Lettres
University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
University of Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle
Rectorate of Paris
Famous lycées with preparatory classes to the Grandes écoles
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Lycée Henri IV
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 Le Goff
Rue Malebranche
Rue Monge
Rue de la Montagne Sainte-Geneviève
Rue Mouffetard
Place du Panthéon
Rue Poliveau
Rue des Prêtres-Saint-Séverin
Square René Viviani
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
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