The left bank ( French rive gauche [riv gauche]) in Paris , the capital of France , is called the half of the city, located south of the Seine . The opposite shore is called right ( fr. Rive droite [ rive druat]).
On the left bank are the following municipal districts of the city:
- 5th arrondissement
- 6th arrondissement
- 7th arrondissement
- 13th arrondissement
- 14th arrondissement
- 15th arrondissement (excluding Swan Island )
In addition to the geographical designation, the expression “ left bank ” in Paris also means a lifestyle, a dressing style or a special appearance. The sixth and fifth districts, which were in the past - starting from the first half of the 20th century - the quarters of Parisian bohemians, artists, writers and intellectuals, best convey the style that is also called today "bobo" from the words of the bourgeois-bohemia ( fr. Bourgeois -bohème ), in contrast to the more habitually conservative quarters of the bourgeois 16th and 17th constituencies on the right bank.
See also
- Right bank
- Latin Quarter
- Saint-Germain-des-Prés