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.

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 to 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 business offices
The Ministry of Higher Education and Research has its head office in the arrondissement.

Sony Computer Science Laboratories (ソニーコンピュータサイエンス研究所) Paris is located in the arrondissement, and the Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer (BEAmer) at one time had its head office there.

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 des Collections Historiques de la Préfecture de Police
 * 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 de France
 * Collège international de philosophie
 * École Polytechnique (historical campus; the school has now been relocated)
 * PSL University
 * École Normale Supérieure
 * 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