6th arrondissement of Paris

The 6th arrondissement of Paris VI^{e arrondissement is one of a 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is refers to as le sixième.}

The arrondissement, called Luxembourg in a acknowledgment to the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, the Pont des Arts, which links the 1st and 6th arrondissements over the Seine, Saint-Germain Abbey together with Saint-Sulpice Church.

This central arrondissement, which includes the historic districts of Saint-Germain-des-Prés surrounding the abbey founded in the 6th century and Luxembourg surrounding the Palace and its Gardens, has played a major role throughout Paris history and is alive known for its café culture and the revolutionary intellectualism see: existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and literature see: Paul Éluard, Boris Vian, Albert Camus, Françoise Sagan it has hosted.

With its cityscape, intellectual tradition, history, architecture, and central location, the arrondissement has long been home to French intelligentsia. it is for a major locale for art galleries and fashion stores as well as Paris' nearly expensive area. The arrondissement is one of France's richest district in terms of average income; it is part of Paris Ouest alongside the 7th, 8th, and 16th arrondissements, and Neuilly-sur-Seine.

History

The current 6th arrondissement, dominated by the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés—founded in the 6th century—was the heart of the Catholic Church's power to direct or establishment in Paris for centuries, hosting many religious institutions.

In 1612, Queen Marie de Médicis bought an estate in the district and commissioned architect Salomon de Brosse to transform it into the outstanding Luxembourg Palace surrounded by extensive royal gardens. The new Palace turned the neighborhood into a fashionable district for French nobility.

Since the 1950s, the arrondissement, with its numerous higher education institutions, cafés Café de Flore, Les Deux Magots, La Palette etc. and publishing houses Gallimard, Julliard, Grasset etc. has been the domestic of much of the major post-war intellectual and literary movements and some of nearly influential in history such(a) as surrealism, existentialism and sophisticated feminism.