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Latin quarter areaTourist informations Areas The Latin Quarter is located in the 5th and 6th district of Paris. It goes from Saint- Germain des Prés to the Jardin du Luxembourg. It owes its name to the exclusive use of Latin in the medieval schools and universities.This area which stretches on several districts is not really a Parisian area. Its territory heart is the Sorbonne area (5th district). It is an area very attended by teachers and students, because of the Sorbonne University, the College de France and the Sainte Genevieve library, but also because of the proximity of many famous and historical colleges and high schools ( Louis le Grand, Henry IV, Saint-Louis, Stanislas, Fénelon, Montaigne ...) as well as many Grandes Ecoles ((Les Mines, les Beaux Arts, École normale supérieure, former Polytechnique, Institut Superieur d'Electronique de Paris (ISEP) etc.) During the 60s, and more particularly during the May 68 events, this district was one of the key places of many movements of student protests.
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