Place Saint-Michel
The Place Saint-Michel is a public square in the Latin Quarter of Paris. It lies on the borderline between the 5th and 6th arrondissements, on the left bank of the river Seine. It faces the Île de la Cité, to which it is linked by the Pont Saint-Michel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Île de la Cité
Islet
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Île de la Cité is one of two natural islands on the Seine River in central Paris. 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.
Notre Dame de Paris
Church
Photo: P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notre-Dame de Paris, often referred to simply as Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. Notre Dame de Paris is situated 450 metres east of Place Saint-Michel.
Collège de France
University
Photo: Celette, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Collège de France, founded in 1530 by François I, is a higher education and research establishment in France. It is located in Paris near La Sorbonne. Collège de France is situated 520 metres south of Place Saint-Michel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Latin Quarter and Left Bank.
Latin Quarter
Suburb
Photo: David.Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Latin Quarter of Paris is a district in Paris on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Located in the city's 5th and the 6th arrondissements, it is known for its concentration of universities.
Left Bank
Photo: Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0.
The Left Bank in travellers' terms generally refers to the "Left Bank" of the River Seine in the French capital city of Paris. The Left Bank defies precise definition but generally refers to those arrondissements on the southern bank of the river as it flows…
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Quarter
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Germain-des-Prés is one of the four administrative quarters of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Place Saint-Michel
- Category: square
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.85333° or 48° 51′ 12″ northLongitude
2.34376° or 2° 20′ 38″ eastElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Operator
Ville de ParisNamed after
pont Saint-MichelOpen location code
8FW4V83V+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 233503147OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrian
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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”
- 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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