Paris Rive Gauche boasts an exceptional concentration of economic and cultural activities whose juxtaposition serves to enhance its identity. The combined presence of the BnF, the research centres of the Pitié-Salpêtrière CHU, Université Paris 7, the Paris-Val-de-Seine school of architecture, cutting-edge companies, art galleries, artist studios, barges/open air dance halls, the MK2 cinema complex and not to mention all those to come, make Paris Rive Gauche a living space within the city, founded on eclecticism and the breaking down of barriers.

On the strength of these developments and enhanced by these new objectives, Paris Rive Gauche is becoming a fully-fledged neighbourhood where the focus is on the personal fulfilment of one and all.