The 6th arrondissement of Paris (VIe arrondissement) is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is referred to as le sixième.

The arrondissement, called Luxembourg in a reference to the seat of the Senate and its garden, is situated on the Rive Gauche of the River Seine. It includes educational institutions such as the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, the École des hautes études en sciences sociales and the Institut de France, as well as Parisian monuments such as the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, the Pont des Arts, which links the 1st and 6th arrondissements over the Seine, Saint-Germain Abbey and 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 well known for its café culture and the revolutionary intellectualism (see: existentialism, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir) and literature it has hosted.

With its cityscape, intellectual tradition, history, architecture, and central location, the arrondissement has long been home to French intelligentsia. It is a major locale for art galleries and fashion stores as well as Paris' most 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.

Places of interest include:

• Académie française
• Café de Flore
• Café Procope
• Hôtel de Chimay
• Hôtel Lutetia
• Institut de France
• Jardin du Luxembourg
• Latin Quarter (partial)
• Les Deux Magots
• Medici Fountain
• Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Paris
• Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe
• Polidor
• Pont des Arts
• Pont Neuf
• Pont Saint-Michel
• Saint-Germain-des-Prés Quarter and former abbey
• Saint-Sulpice church
• French Senate (Luxembourg Palace)
• Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier
• Fondation Jean Dubuffet
• Maison d'Auguste Comte
• Monnaie de Paris
• Musée - Librairie du Compagnonnage
• Musée d'Anatomie Delmas-Orfila-Rouvière
• Musée de Minéralogie
• Musée Edouard Branly
• Musée Hébert
• Musée Zadkine

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