Faubourg Saint-Jacques
Faubourg Saint-Jacques is a suburb in Paris, Île-de-France. Faubourg Saint-Jacques is situated nearby to the quarter Quartier de Croulebarbe, as well as near the suburb Faubourg Saint-Marcel.- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in France
- Also known as: “Faubourg-de-l’Observatoire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include École normale supérieure and Paris Observatory.
École normale supérieure
University
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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.
Paris Observatory
University
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The Paris Observatory, a research institution of the Paris Sciences et Lettres University, is the foremost astronomical observatory of France, one of the largest astronomical centres in the world, and the world’s oldest observatory still in operation.
Mines Paris – PSL
University
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The Mines Paris – PSL, officially École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris, also known as École des mines de Paris, is a French grande école and a constituent college of PSL University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 5th arrondissement and Quartier de Croulebarbe.
5th arrondissement
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The 5th Arrondissement of Paris is one of the best known of the city's central districts, located on the Left Bank of the river Seine. Also commonly known as the "Latin Quarter" because the first great Parisian university, the Sorbonne, was founded here and Latin was the language the medieval period students used once to speak.
Montparnasse
Suburb
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Montparnasse is an area in the south of Paris, France, on the left bank of the river Seine, centred at the crossroads of the Boulevard du Montparnasse and the Rue de Rennes, between the Rue de Rennes and boulevard Raspail.
Faubourg Saint-Jacques
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.83899° or 48° 50′ 20″ northLongitude
2.33959° or 2° 20′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8FW4R8QQ+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 5454287408OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q3067309
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovak—“Faubourg Saint-Jacques” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “圣雅克郊区”
- Chinese: “聖雅克郊區”
- Czech: “Faubourg Saint-Jacques”
- Dutch: “Faubourg Saint-Jacques”
- French: “Faubourg Saint-Jacques”
- French: “Faubourg-de-l’Observatoire”
- German: “Faubourg Saint-Jacques”
- Japanese: “フォーブール・サン＝ジャック”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Faubourg Saint-Jacques”
- Russian: “предместье Сен-Жак”
- Russian: “Сен-Жак”
- Slovak: “Faubourg Saint-Jacques”
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Localities in the Area
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