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Paris 5e Arrondissement

A photograph of Paris 5e Arrondissement
Photograph · Camille Gévaudan · CC BY-SA 3.0

629 places catalogued in Paris 5e Arrondissement so far.

Practical information
Language spoken
French
English is understood in tourist districts and rarely outside them
Dialling code
+33 1
Paris and the Île-de-France; drop the leading 0 of 01 when calling from abroad
Currency
Euro (€, EUR)
Cards accepted almost everywhere; markets prefer cash
Emergency number
112
One number across the country; 15 reaches an ambulance directly
Plug type
Type C and E · 230 V
European two-pin; type E adds an earth pin in the socket
Tap water
Safe to drink
Held to the European drinking water directive

Planning a visit

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Historic monuments 221 Museums 15 Places of worship 37 Nature sites 30 Viewpoints 3 Food and drink 6 Markets and shopping 12 Entertainment 11 Nightlife 108 Family attractions 1 Art and culture 183 Activities 0

Typical visit duration

Up to 1 hour 220 1 to 2 hours 1

Interests

History 221 Art 0 Museums 0 Nature 0 Sea and beach 0 Viewpoints 0
  1. Panthéon
    01 1 hour

    Panthéon

    The Panthéon was built as a church and finished just in time to stop being one.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  2. Grand Mosque of Paris
    02 45 min

    Grand Mosque of Paris

    The Grand Mosque of Paris opened in 1926 as France's thanks to its Muslim soldiers, and it remains the city's central mosque a century later.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  3. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne
    03 1 hour

    University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

    Behind the gate at Place de la Sorbonne sits a university with a name older than most nations: Robert de Sorbon founded a theology college here in 1257 under the patronage of Louis IX, and the word "Sorbonne" has meant…

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  4. Jardin des plantes
    04 1 hr 15 min

    Jardin des plantes

    The Jardin des plantes is Paris's main botanical garden and the founding site of the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, on the Left Bank in the 5th arrondissement, between the Seine and the Austerlitz rail yards.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  5. Arènes de Lutèce
    05 30 min

    Arènes de Lutèce

    Arenes de Lutece is the surviving Roman amphitheatre of Lutetia, built in the 1st century AD on the slope of what is now the 5th arrondissement, and it once seated an estimated 15,000 people for gladiator contests and theatre.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·

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