Quartier de la Sorbonne, Administrative quarter in Latin Quarter, Paris, France.
The Quartier de la Sorbonne spans across several blocks in the 5th arrondissement, bordered by Boulevard Saint-Michel and the Seine River.
The quarter received its name from Robert de Sorbon's 13th-century theological college, which later expanded into a major center of European education.
The district maintains its position as an intellectual center with numerous academic institutions, libraries, and research facilities within its boundaries.
The quarter connects to multiple Metro stations including Cluny-La Sorbonne and Luxembourg, providing direct access to Paris's public transportation network.
The administrative boundaries of the quarter include part of the Montagne Sainte-Geneviève, rising 61 meters above sea level in central Paris.
Location: 5th arrondissement of Paris
GPS coordinates: 48.84920,2.34440
Latest update: May 26, 2025 06:32
Notre-Dame de Paris
579 m
Panthéon
357 m
Sorbonne
88 m
Shakespeare and Company
425 m
Point zéro des routes de France
567 m
Musée de Cluny
170 m
Saint-Étienne-du-Mont
399 m
Pillar of the Boatmen
162 m
Montagne Sainte-Geneviève
545 m
Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre
358 m
Thermes de Cluny
176 m
Fontaine Saint-Michel
442 m
Place de la Contrescarpe
641 m
Saint-Séverin
317 m
Paris Law Faculty
257 m
Musée Dupuytren
269 m
Chapelle Sainte-Ursule de la Sorbonne
138 m
Cordeliers Convent
272 m
Great organ of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris
579 m
Parvis Notre-Dame - place Jean-Paul-II
562 m
Hôtel de Cluny
145 m
Square Samuel-Paty
91 m
Théâtre de la Huchette
430 m
Archeological crypt of the île de la Cité
541 m
Charlemagne et ses Leudes
517 m
Cluny Museum
145 m
Pont au Double
467 m
Église Saint-Éphrem-le-Syriaque
267 mReviews
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