The Montagne Sainte-Geneviève () is a hill overlooking the left bank of the Seine in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was known to the ancient Romans as .Hilaire Belloc, Paris (Methuen & Company, 1900) Retrieved June 14, 2016 Atop the Montagne are the Panthéon and the Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève. The side streets of the Montagne feature bars and restaurants, for example, in the Rue Mouffetard.
Moreover, the former campus of the École Polytechnique, located on the Montagne, now is the Ministry of Research. On the other side of the Montagne lie the rue d'Ulm and the École Normale Supérieure. Around AD 1110, the scholar and philosopher, Peter Abelard, established a school on the Montagne; twenty-six years later, Abelard returned, in the year 1136.
See also
Abbey of St Genevieve Lycée Henri IV Lycée Saint-Louis Lycée Louis-le-Grand Les trois lycées de la montagne École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris (ESPCI ParisTech) Saint-Étienne-du-Mont Genevieve Quartier Latin Collège Sainte-Barbe Collège de Boncourt Collège de Navarre
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