6th arrondissement of Paris
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The 6th arrondissement (VIe arrondissement), located on the Left Bank, is one of the central arrondissements of Paris, France. It is well known for the district of Saint-Germain-des-Prés which is dominated by its Abbey founded as early as the 6th century.
The 6th arrondissement is also home to the French Senate which is located in the Luxembourg Gardens.
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Geography
The land area of this arrondissement is 2.154 km² (0.832 sq. miles, or 532 acres).
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Demographics
The peak of population of the arrondissement occurred in 1911 when the population density nearly reached 50,000 inhabitants per km². In 1999, the population was 44,919 inhabitants while the arrondissement also hosted 43,691 jobs.
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Cityscape
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Place of interest
- Académie française
- Café de Flore
- French Senate (Luxembourg Palace)
- Hôtel Lutetia
- Jardin du Luxembourg
- Les Deux Magots
- Monnaie de Paris
- Place Saint-Michel
- Polidor
- Pont des Arts
- Pont Neuf
- Saint-Germain des Prés Quarter
- Saint-Sulpice church
- Theatre National de l'Odéon
- Zadkine Museum
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Colleges and universities
- École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
- École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris
- École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts
- École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
- Lycée Montaigne
- Lycée Saint-Louis
- Lycée Stanislas
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Main streets and squares
- Rue de l'Abbaye
- Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie
- Rue André Mazet
- Rue d'Assas
- Rue Auguste Comte
- Rue Bonaparte
- Rue Bréa
- Rue de Buci
- named after Simon de Buci, who had purchased the Gate Saint-Germain (now demolished) in 1350
- Rue des Canettes
- Rue du Cherche-Midi
- Rue Christine
- Rue de Condé
- Rue Danton
- Passage Dauphine
- Rue Dauphine
- named after the Dauphin, son of Henry IV of France
- Rue de Médicis
- Rue du Dragon
- Rue de l'École de Médecine
- Rue de Fleurus
- Rue du Four
- Rue de Furstemberg
- Rue Garancière
- Rue des Grands Augustins
- Rue Grégoire de Tours
- Rue Guisarde
- Rue Guynemer
- Rue Hautefeuille
- Place Henri Mondor
- Rue Jacques Callot
- Rue du Jardinet
- Rue Lobineau
- Rue Mabillon
- Rue Madame
- Rue Mayet
- Rue Mazarine
- Rue Mignon
- Rue Monsieur le Prince
- Boulevard Montparnasse
- Rue de Nesle
- Rue de Nevers
- Rue Notre-Dame des Champs
- Carrefour de l'Odéon
- Rue de l'Odéon
- Rue Palatine
- Rue Pierre Sarrazin
- Rue des Poitevins
- Rue du Pont de Lodi
- named after Bonaparte's victory on May 10, 1796 at the Battle of Lodi
- Rue Princesse
- Rue des Quatre Vents
- Place du Québec
- Boulevard Raspail
- named after François Vincent Raspail (1794–1878) French chemist and politician
- Rue de Rennes
- Boulevard Saint-Germain
- Rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste de la Salle
- Boulevard Saint-Michel
- Place Saint-Sulpice
- Rue Saint-Sulpice
- Rue des Saints Pères
- Rue de Savoie
- Rue de Seine
- Rue de Sèvres
- Rue Stanislas
- named after the nearby collège Stanislas, founded under Louis XVIII of France, and named after one of his first names
- Rue de Tournon
- Rue de Vaugirard
- Rue Vavin
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