Faubourg Saint-Marcel
Faubourg Saint-Marcel is a quarter in Paris, Île-de-France. Faubourg Saint-Marcel is situated nearby to the neighborhood Les Gobelins, as well as near the quarter Quartier de Croulebarbe.Photo: Charles Meryon, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include École normale supérieure and ESPCI Paris.
École normale supérieure
University
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The École normale supérieure – PSL is a grande école in Paris, France. It is one of the constituent members of Paris Sciences et Lettres University. Due to its selectivity, historical role, and influence within French society, the ENS is generally considered the most prestigious of the grandes écoles, as well as one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in France.
ESPCI Paris
University
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
ESPCI Paris is a grande école founded in 1882 by the city of Paris, France. It educates undergraduate and graduate students in physics, chemistry and biology and conducts high-level research in those fields.
Herbarium
Museum
Photo: DIST Lyon1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A herbarium is a collection of preserved plant specimens and associated data used for scientific study. The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sheet of paper but, depending upon the material, may also be stored in boxes or kept in alcohol or other preservative.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quartier de Croulebarbe and Faubourg Saint-Jacques.
Faubourg Saint-Jacques
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Faubourg Saint-Jacques is a quarter.
Butte-aux-Cailles
Neighborhood
Photo: pierre bourru, CC BY 2.0.
The Butte-aux-Cailles ( is a hilltop neighbourhood of Paris, France, located in Paris' south-eastern 13th arrondissement. The name of the hill could be translated as "quail hill", but it actually originates from its former landowner Pierre Caille, who bought a vineyard here in 1543.
Faubourg Saint-Marcel
- Type: Quarter
- Description: human settlement in France
- Categories: Paris districts and locality
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.83689° or 48° 50′ 13″ northLongitude
2.35187° or 2° 21′ 7″ eastElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
8FW4R9P2+QPOpenStreetMap ID
node 5451831769OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovak—“Faubourg Saint-Marcel” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣马塞尔郊区”
- Chinese: “聖-馬塞爾郊區”
- Czech: “Faubourg Saint-Marcel”
- French: “Faubourg Saint Marceau”
- French: “Faubourg Saint-Marceau”
- French: “Faubourg saint-marcel”
- French: “Faubourg Saint-Marcel”
- German: “Faubourg Saint-Marcel”
- Italian: “Faubourg Saint-Marcel”
- Japanese: “フォーブール＝サン・マルセル地区”
- Slovak: “Faubourg Saint-Marcel”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gobelins - Port-Royal and Esplanade Léo Hamon.
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