The Boulevard Saint-Michel ( French pronunciation: [bulvaʁ sɛ̃ miʃɛl] ) is one of the two major streets in the Latin Quarter of Paris , France, the other being the Boulevard Saint-Germain . It is a tree-lined boulevard which runs south from the Pont Saint-Michel on the Seine and Place Saint-Michel , crosses the Boulevard Saint-Germain and continues alongside the Sorbonne and the Jardin du Luxembourg , ending at the Place Camille Jullian just before the Port-Royal RER station and the Avenue de l'Observatoire. It was created by Baron Haussmann to run parallel to the Rue Saint-Jacques which marks the historical north-south axis of Paris. It is known colloquially as Boul'Mich ' in French.
16-545: The boulevard serves as a boundary between the 5th and 6th arrondissements of Paris; odd-numbered buildings on the eastern side are in the 5th arrondissement and even numbers on the western side are in the 6th. It has a length of 1,380 m (4,530 ft), an average width of 30 m (98 ft) and takes its name from the Pont Saint-Michel. As the central axis of the Latin Quarter, it has long been
32-499: A Roman thermae . The 5th arrondissement covers some 2.541 km (0.981 sq. miles, or 628 acres) in central Paris. The population of the arrondissement peaked in 1911 when the population density reached almost 50,000 inhabitants per km . In 2009, the population was 61,531, while 48,909 worked in the arrondissement. An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but
48-595: A hotbed of student life and activism, but tourism is also a major commercial focus of the street, and designer shops have gradually replaced many small bookshops. The northern part of the boulevard is now the most frequented, due to its bookstores (such as Gibert Joseph and the Gibert Jeune), cafes, cinema and clothes shops. The main buildings of the boulevard are the Musée de Cluny , the Lycée Saint-Louis ,
64-776: A result of the boulevard's creation, including the Rue des Deux Portes Saint-André, the Passage d'Harcourt , the Rue de Mâcon, the Rue Neuve de Richelieu, the Rue Poupée, part of Rue de la Harpe and of Rue d'Enfer, part of the former Place Saint-Michel and the Rue de l'Est. The part of the Boulevard Saint-Michel at the entrance of the Rue Henri Barbusse and the Rue de l'Abbé de l'Epée was previously known as
80-662: Is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants. The V 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
96-724: 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 . The Ministry of Higher Education and Research has its head office in the arrondissement. Sony Computer Science Laboratories [ ja ] (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. As part of
112-569: The Latin Quarter , the 5th arrondissement is known for its high concentration of educational and research establishments. Latin Quarter, Paris The Latin Quarter of Paris ( French : Quartier latin , IPA: [kaʁtje latɛ̃] ) is an urban university campus in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine , around
128-744: 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. The Latin Quarter is home to many academic institutions, including Sorbonne University and the Panthéon-Sorbonne University in the Sorbonne historical building. It is also home to the largest university libraries in Paris, such as
144-713: The Place Louis Marin . During 1871, the Hôtel des Etrangers was the meeting place of the Vilains Bonhommes (renamed Circle Zutique by Charles Cros) which included Paul Verlaine and Arthur Rimbaud . Jules Vallès , socialist writer and survivor of the Paris Commune , was buried in the cemetery of Père-Lachaise . His body was carried there from the funeral home at n° 77, into which 10,000 people are claimed to have squeezed. On 10 December 1934,
160-585: The Sorbonne . Known for its student life, lively atmosphere, and bistros , the Latin Quarter is one of the oldest parts of the universities of Paris. It continues to be the heart of the universities and Grandes écoles that succeeded the University of Paris , such as: But also of: Other Grandes écoles such as the École polytechnique have relocated in recent times to more spacious settings, notably in Paris-Saclay . The area gets its name from
176-658: The École des Mines and the university facilities of the Sorbonne . The Boulevard Saint-Michel was the other important part of Haussmann's renovation of Paris on the Left Bank along with the creation of the Boulevard Saint-Germain . It was formerly approximated by the Rue de la Harpe, which for centuries led from the Seine to the Porte Saint-Michel, a gate to the walls of Paris near what is now
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#1732780448809192-579: 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 ,
208-412: The Boulevard Saint-Michel to the sea." The idea was taken up by Ferdinand Lop who, responding to the question of how to know at which end it would be extended, answered with panache: "It will be extended to the sea at both ends". This is the version given by Alphonse Allais. 5th arrondissement of Paris The 5th arrondissement of Paris ( V arrondissement ) is one of the 20 arrondissements of
224-532: 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
240-675: The founders of the Comité de rédaction du traité d’analyse met at the Café A. Capoulade, n° 63, to discuss writing a textbook on mathematical analysis . This meeting included Henri Cartan , Claude Chevalley , Jean Delsarte , Jean Dieudonné , René de Possel and André Weil . They were, together with others, to become famous in mathematical circles as the Bourbaki Group . The closest metro stations are: A political candidate named Duconnaud famously proposed, as an electoral promise, to "extend
256-589: The intersection of the Boulevard Saint-Michel and the Rue Monsieur le Prince. Construction of the boulevard was decreed in 1855 and began in 1860. The boulevard was initially known as the Boulevard de Sébastopol Rive Gauche , but was changed to the Boulevard Saint-Michel in 1867. The name is derived from the eponymous gate destroyed in 1679 and the subsequent Saint-Michel market in the same area (the current Place Edmond Rostand). Numerous streets disappeared as
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