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{{short description|Municipal arrondissement in Île-de-France, France}}
{{Infobox French subdivision
| type                   = arrmun
| name                   = 5th arrondissement of Paris
| INSEE                  = 75105
| commune                = [[Paris]]
| population             = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
| population_as_of       = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
| population_footnotes   = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} 
| area                   = 2.54
| image_map              = Paris 5e arr jms.gif
| map_caption            = Location within Paris
| image_skyline          = Panthéon from the Rue Soufflot, Paris 27 May 2017.jpg
| image_caption          = A view of [[Rue Soufflot]] from the west with the [[Panthéon]] in the background
| image_shield           = Blason ville fr Paris V.svg
| logo                   = [[File:Logo Arrondissement de Paris - Mairie 05 - Panthéon.svg|90px|Logo]]
| mayor                  = [[Florence Berthout]]
| party                  = [[Soyons libres|SL]]
| term                   = 2020&ndash;2026
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The '''5th arrondissement of Paris''' (''V<sup>e</sup> arrondissement'') is one of the 20 [[Arrondissements of Paris|arrondissements]] of [[Paris]], the capital city of [[France]]. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as ''le cinquième''.

The arrondissement, also known as Panthéon, is situated on the [[Rive Gauche]] of the [[Seine|River Seine]]. It is one of the capital's central arrondissements. The arrondissement is notable for being the location of the [[Latin Quarter, Paris|Latin Quarter]], a district dominated by universities, colleges, and prestigious high schools since the 12th century when the [[University of Paris]] was created.<ref name=ParisDigest>{{Cite web |url= https://www.parisdigest.com/map_paris/map_of_paris_arrondissements.htm|title= Map of Paris arrondissements | year=2018 |publisher=Paris Digest |access-date=2018-11-21}}</ref> It is also home to the [[National Museum of Natural History, France|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 history|ancient times]]. Traces of the area's past survive in such sites as the [[Arènes de Lutèce]], a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[amphitheatre]], as well as the [[Thermes de Cluny]], a Roman ''[[thermae]]''.

==Geography==
The 5th arrondissement covers some 2.541&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (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 km<sup>2</sup>. In 2009, the population was 61,531, while 48,909 worked in the arrondissement.

===Historical population===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year<br />(of French censuses)
! Population
! Density<br />(inh. per km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
| 1872
| 96,689
| 38,052
|-
| 1911 {{small|(peak of population)}}
| 121,378
| 47,768
|-
| 1954
| 106,443
| 41,890
|-
| 1962
| 96,031
| 37,793
|-
| 1968
| 83,721
| 32,948
|-
| 1975
| 67,668
| 26,630
|-
| 1982
| 62,173
| 24,468
|-
| 1990
| 61,222
| 24,094
|-
| 1999
| 58,849
| 23,160
|-
| 2009
| 61,531
| 24,225
|}

===Immigration===
{{France immigration
| collectivity_name   = the 5th arrondissement
| census_year         = 1999
| metropolitan_France = 80.0
| outside_metropolitan_France = 20.0
| overseas_France = 0.8
| foreign_French  = 4.5
| EU-15           = 5.4
| non-EU-15       = 9.3
}}

==History==
{{unreferenced section|date=May 2011}}
The V<sup>e</sup> arrondissement is the oldest arrondissement in Paris, and was first built by the Romans.

The construction of the Roman town ''[[Lutetia]]'' dates back to the 1st century BC, which was built after the conquest of the [[Gaul]]ish site, situated on the [[île de la Cité]] by the [[Roman Empire|Romans]].

[[Saint-Hilaire, Paris|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.<ref>"[http://www.recherche.gouv.fr/pid20146/mentions-legales.html Mentions légales - Crédits] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529185243/http://www.recherche.gouv.fr/pid20146/mentions-legales.html |date=2011-05-29 }}." [[Ministry of Higher Education and Research]]. Retrieved on 6 May 2011. "Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche DELCOM - Département de la communication (DEPCOM)  (organigramme) Adresse : 1, rue Descartes - 75231 Paris Cedex 05"</ref>

{{ill|Sony Computer Science Laboratories|ja|ソニーコンピュータサイエンス研究所}} (ソニーコンピュータサイエンス研究所) Paris is located in the arrondissement,<ref>"[https://www.csl.sony.fr/contact.php Contact] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213080227/http://csl.sony.fr/contact.php |date=2017-12-13 }}." {{ill|Sony Computer Science Laboratories|ja|ソニーコンピュータサイエンス研究所}} Paris. November 16, 2017. "6, rue Amyot, 75005 Paris, France"</ref> and the [[Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer]] (BEAmer) at one time had its head office there.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20031223053000/http://www.beamer-france.org/english/contact/contact.htm Contact Us]." [[Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Événements de Mer]]. December 23, 2003. Retrieved on June 22, 2017. "Mail address : BEAmer 22, rue Monge 75 005 PARIS"</ref>

==Maps==
<gallery>
File:Paris 5th.png|Map of the 5th arrondissement
File:5e Arrondissement, Paris, France - Open Street Map.png|The 5th arrondissement in OpenStreetMap
File:Paris 5e arrondissement - Quartiers.svg|Neighborhoods of the 5th arrondissement
File:Metro 5to arrondissement.png|Metro map of the 5th arrondissement
</gallery>

==Cityscape==
===Quarters===
[[File:Quarters of the 5th arrondissement of Paris - OSM 2020.svg|thumb|250px|The quarters of the 5th arrondissement]]
* Quartier Saint-Victor (17)
* Quartier Jardin-des-Plantes (18)
* Quartier Val-de-Grâce (19)
* Quartier Sorbonne (20)

===Places of interest===
[[File:Metro 5to arrondissement.png|300px|thumb|right]]
[[File:Place de la Sorbonne, Paris 27 March 2017.jpg|thumb|300px|[[University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne|Sorbonne]] university campus.]]
* [[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]]
* [[Quartier Latin|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]]
* {{Lang|fr|[[Musée des Collections Historiques de la Préfecture de Police]]|italic=no}}
* [[Musée de la Sculpture en Plein Air]]
* [[The Panthéon]]
* [[Sainte-Geneviève Library]]
* [[Val-de-Grâce]] military hospital

===Religious buildings===
* [[Val-de-Grâce (church)|Church of Val de Grâce]]
* [[Ephrem the Syrian|Saint-Ephrem]] church
* [[Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral (Paris)|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 (Paris)|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 ''[[tirailleur]]s'' 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.
* {{Lang|fr|[[Collège de France]]|italic=no}}
* [[Collège international de philosophie]]
* {{Lang|fr|[[École Polytechnique]]|italic=no}} (historical campus; the school has now been relocated)
*[[Paris Sciences et Lettres University|PSL University]]
** {{Lang|fr|[[École Normale Supérieure]]|italic=no}}
**[[ENSCP]] - Chimie Paris
** [[ESPCI|ESPCI Paris]]
*[[Sorbonne University]] - ''Faculté des sciences''
** [[Jussieu Campus]]
*[[Université Paris Cité]]
** [[Faculté de médecine de Paris|Faculté de médecine de Paris Centre]]
**[[Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris]]
* [[Sorbonne (building)|Sorbonne]]
** [[Sorbonne University]] - ''Faculté des Lettres''
**[[University of Paris 1|University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne]]
** [[University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle|University of Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle]]
** [[Rector (academia)|Rector]]ate of Paris
* Famous lycées with [[Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles|preparatory classes]] to the ''[[Grandes écoles]]''
** [[Lycée Louis-le-Grand]]
** [[Lycée Henri IV]]

===Main streets and squares===
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* Rue des Anglais
* Rue de l'Arbalète
* Rue des [[Arènes de Lutèce|Arènes]]
* Square des [[Arènes de Lutèce]]
* Rue des Bernardins
* Rue Boutebrie
* Rue [[Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon|Buffon]]
* Rue du [[Cardinal Lemoine (Paris Metro)|Cardinal-Lemoine]]
* Rue des Carmes
* Rue Censier
* Rue [[Claude Bernard]]
* Rue de la Clef
* Rue [[Clovis I|Clovis]]
* Place de la Contrescarpe
* Rue [[Jacques Cujas|Cujas]]
* Rue [[Georges Cuvier|Cuvier]]
* Rue [[Dante Alighieri|Dante]]
* Rue [[René Descartes|Descartes]]
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* Rue des Écoles
* Rue de l'Estrapade
* Rue des Fossés-Saint-Bernard
* Rue des Fossés-Saint-Jacques
* Avenue des [[Gobelins manufactory|Gobelins]]
* Rue [[Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac|Gay-Lussac]]
* Rue [[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire]]
* [[Rue de la Harpe, Paris|Rue de la Harpe]]
* [[Rue de la Huchette, Paris|Rue de la Huchette]]
* [[:fr:Place Jussieu|Place Jussieu]]
* Rue Jussieu
* Rue [[Bernard Germain Étienne de la Ville, Comte de Lacépède|Lacépède]]
* Rue [[Joseph Louis Lagrange|Lagrange]]
* Rue Lhomond
* Rue [[Carl Linnaeus|Linné]]
* Rue Le Goff
* Rue [[Nicolas Malebranche|Malebranche]]
* Rue [[Gaspard Monge|Monge]]
* Rue de la [[Montagne Sainte-Geneviève]]
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* [[Rue Mouffetard, Paris|Rue Mouffetard]]
* [[Place du Panthéon]]
* Rue Poliveau
* Rue des Prêtres-Saint-Séverin
* [[Square René Viviani]]
* [[Boulevard Saint-Germain]]
* [[Rue Saint-Jacques, Paris|Rue Saint-Jacques]]
* [[Boulevard Saint-Michel]]
* [[Rue Saint-Séverin, Paris|Rue Saint-Séverin]]
* Rue de la [[Sorbonne (building)|Sorbonne]]
* Rue [[Jacques-Germain Soufflot|Soufflot]]
* Rue Thouin
* Rue [[Joseph Pitton de Tournefort|Tournefort]]
* Rue d'[[Ulm]]
* Rue Valette
* Rue Xavier Privas
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==References==
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