Aix-en-Provence - Cité Universitaire

The Cité Universitaire is located in the Quartier des Fernouillères, south of the Boulevard du Roi René in Aix-en-Provence. The foundation of the university with its faculty of philosophy (1409) dates from the reign of Louis II. University institutions are still housed in the old buildings in the Place de l'Université, but in 1950 it became necessary to remove a considerable part of the university out of the Old Town. There are now about 20,000 students in Aix.