Place Saint-Michel

The Place Saint-Michel is a public square in the of . It lies on the borderline between the and , on the of the river . It faces the , to which it is linked by the .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Pedestrian zone
  • Description: square in Paris, France
  • Also known as: “place Saint-Michel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Île de la Cité and Notre Dame de Paris.

Islet
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The is one of two natural islands on the River in central . It spans 22.5 hectares of land. In the 4th century, it was the site of the fortress of the area governor for the Roman Empire.

Church
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, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral and basilica on the , in the , France. is situated 450 metres east of Place Saint-Michel.

Museum
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is a former courthouse and prison in , France located on the west of the below the . It was originally part of the former royal palace, the Palais de la Cité, which also included the . is situated 330 metres northeast of Place Saint-Michel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Latin Quarter and Left Bank.

Suburb
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The of Paris is a district in on the of the , around the . Located in the city's and the arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.

Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The in travellers' terms generally refers to the "Left Bank" of the River Seine in the capital city of . The defies precise definition but generally refers to those arrondissements on the southern bank of the river as it flows…

Quarter
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is one of the four administrative quarters of the , , located around the church of the former Abbey of .

Place Saint-Michel

Latitude
48.85333° or 48° 51′ 12″ north
Longitude
2.34376° or 2° 20′ 38″ east
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Operator
Ville de Paris
Named after
pont Saint-Michel
Open location code
8FW4V83V+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 233503147
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Geo­Names ID
11592084
Wiki­data ID
Q1201111
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Turkish—“Place Saint-Michel” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Плошча Сен-Мішэль”
  • Chinese: “圣米歇尔广场”
  • Chinese: “聖米歇爾廣場”
  • Dutch: “place Saint-Michel”
  • Dutch: “Place Saint-Michel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان سان ميشيل”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Sankta Miĥaelo”
  • French: “place Saint-Michel, Paris”
  • French: “place Saint-Michel”
  • French: “Place Saint-Michel”
  • German: “Place Saint-Michel”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר סן-מישל”
  • Hungarian: “Place Saint-Michel”
  • Indonesian: “Place Saint-Michel”
  • Japanese: “サン＝ミシェル広場”
  • Korean: “생 미셸 광장”
  • Korean: “생 미셸광장”
  • Malay: “Place Saint-Michel”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “place Saint-Michel”
  • Persian: “میدان سن میشل”
  • Persian: “میدان سن-میشل”
  • Romanian: “Place Saint-Michel”
  • Russian: “Площадь Сен-Мишель”
  • Slovenian: “place Saint-Michel”
  • Spanish: “Place Saint-Michel”
  • Spanish: “Plaza de Saint Michel”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Saint-Michel”
  • Turkish: “place Saint-Michel”
  • Turkish: “Saint-Michel Meydanı”
  • “place Saint-Michel”

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