Are you considering purchasing an apartment in Paris’ 5th arrondissement?
Do you need information before buying your future apartment in the 5th arrondissement? Quality of life, housing distribution, your hunter’s opinion, history…
In this guide, we offer you everything you need to know about your real estate search in this arrondissement.
Prices in this arrondissement are fairly uniform. Your Paris property market expert recommends targeting the area around the Jardin des Plantes, which is currently more affordable due to the smaller number of shops.
Paris’s 5th arrondissement stretches from the Jardin des Plantes to the Jardin du Luxembourg, along the left bank of the Seine, opposite the 4th arrondissement and to the north of the 13th and 14th arrondissements. Known for its student Latin Quarter, there is a strong demand for small-scale accommodation, and the supply has been adapted over the decades, with studio flats accounting for almost a third of the space available. With relatively good transport links, traffic is less congested than in the first 4 arrondissements, although it’s best to avoid the narrow historic streets.
A veritable green lung of Paris, surrounded by 2 of the largest parks in the city, the arrondissement attracts families looking for play areas for their children, as well as students. These families also appreciate the renowned food shops of rue Mouffetard and the village atmosphere of place Monge. Property is divided between old stone buildings in the northern part and beautiful Haussmann-style buildings further south, in keeping with the historic extension of this arrondissement (see below).
59 000 residents
€33 500 of median income, a bit higher than the Paris average.
40% families, one of the lowest rates in Paris
56% studio and 2-room apartments, a very student sector
34%
are homeowners
58%
are under 45 years old
56%
have lived here for nine years or less
40%
are families
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Number of Rooms
While the Gauls lived on the island of the city before being subjugated by Rome, the Romans decided to settle on the left bank of the Seine around a north-south axis, now rue Saint-Jacques. The city center was located at the top of the Sainte-Geneviève mountain. In Gallo-Roman times, Lutetia was a modest city. The forum was built in the 1st century on the site where rue Soufflot now stands. There were also thermal baths, an amphitheater, and the Lutetian Arena. The city extended as far as the rue du Val-de-Grâce, on the edge of what is now the 6th arrondissement. Later, the population retreated to the island of the city, which was protected by a wall.
The left bank was totally destroyed by the Normans in 885. It began to be rebuilt from the 11th century onwards, and Philippe Auguste’s city walls, completed in the 13th century, reintegrated the north-western part of the current 5th arrondissement into Paris. It was not until the 18th century that the city expanded further south. The schools of the University of Paris were located in this area, where Latin was spoken, which explains the origin of the name Latin quarter. From the 18th century onwards, the arrondissement as a whole was integrated into the Fermiers Généraux enclosure, becoming livelier and more peaceful.
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