The 5th arrondissement of Paris (Ve arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as le cinquième. In 2023, it had a population of 55,252.
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.
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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, 48,909 worked in the arrondissement.
History
The Ve arrondissement is the oldest arrondissement in Paris, and was first built by the Romans. Rue Saint-Jacques was the main road through Lutetia.
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.
Cityscape
Quarters
Quartier Saint-Victor (17)
Quartier Jardin-des-Plantes (18)
Quartier Val-de-Grâce (19)
Quartier Sorbonne (20)
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