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Without doubt, the diversity of Paris shines through its neighbourhoods more than any other city in the world. Organised around its monuments, squares and cultural spaces, each neighbourhood (or 'quartier' as they are known) reveals the city's charms. Their atmosphere has been developed by history and the people, their inhabitants and merchants defending them with pride, keeping their values and identities.
Sometimes they come about as a product of their geography, such as Montmartre with the Sacre Coeur basilica, where the small streets are filled with the village spirit and long artistic traditions. Sometimes, they are a product of history, like the old neighbourhood of Marais, where the blast back to the middle ages blends itself with the splendour of the great 17th century estates.
And some are even a product of pure culture, such as the Latin Quarter, built from its original Roman installations and known throughout the centuries as a university neighbourhood of international recognition. Paris's neighbourhoods give the town a unique sense of life, with varied architecture and activities to match. Stroll around commercial quarter such as Les Halles, or discover artistic, institutional, residential, luxurious, popular "villages": these traits make up Paris just as much as its neighbourhoods do!