The Quartier Latin is an area in the Ville-Marie borough of

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, located east of the Quartier des Spectacles and west of the

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and

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, centred around UQAM and lower Saint-Denis Street. It is known for its theatres, artistic atmosphere, cafés, and boutiques. It owes its name, a reference to the

Quartier Latin The Latin Quarter of Paris (french: Quartier latin, ) is an area in the 5th and the 6th arrondissements of Paris. It is situated on the left bank of the Seine, around the Sorbonne. Known for its student life, lively atmosphere, and bistros ...

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, to the presence of the

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and the nascent

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in the 1920s. In the 1940s the university moved out and headed for a new campus on the north slopes of

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, far from the downtown borough. In the late 1960s UQAM was born and established itself in the Ville-Marie borough, giving a modern underpinning to the name. A large junior college, the

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du Vieux-Montreal also moved in at about the same period. The

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was opened in the area in 2005, joining the

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as a key cultural attraction. The

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's CinéRobotheque facility was based here until April 2012, when it was closed as part of cuts imposed by the

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. Other notable attractions include the

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and

Les Foufounes Électriques Les Foufounes Électriques is a club and concert venue located at 87 Saint Catherine Street East in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada in a neighbourhood known as the Quartier Latin (Latin Quarter).Place Émilie-Gamelin Place Émilie-Gamelin (known informally as Berri Square, french: Square Berri) is a city square in central Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was created to mark the 350th anniversary of the city. Bordered by Berri Street, Saint Hubert Street, Sainte Cat ...

and the

Archambault Archambault, is the largest music retailer in the province of Quebec, Canada, as well as a major retailer of books, DVDs, periodicals, musical instruments, sheet music, games, toys and gift ideas. Its e-commerce site, www.archambault.ca, is the ...

music retailer.

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* {{MontrealNeighbourhoods Neighbourhoods in Montreal Quartier Latin, Montreal Quarters (urban subdivision) Student quarters Entertainment districts in Canada