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|  Saturday, Sep. 4, 210 2:55 AM Paris Time |     Quartier Latin, La Sorbonne
The Latin Quarter of Paris, or Quartier latin in French, is a lively area located on the left bank of the Seine, close to the Sorbonne University.
Known for its lively atmosphere and bistros, the Latin Quarter is the home to a number of higher education establishments besides the university itself, such as the École Normale Supérieure, the École des Mines de Paris (a ParisTech institute), the Schola Cantorum, and the Jussieu university campus. Other establishments such as the École Polytechnique (also a ParisTech engineering school) have relocated in recent times to more spacious settings.
The Quartier Latin area gets its name from the Latin language, which, as the international language of learning in the Middle Ages, was once widely spoken in and around the University.
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