Take the following as truth: From here and the burgeoning area between Les Halles and place des Victoires, haute couture houses and ready-to-wear (prat-a-porter) boutiques have spread to the Left Bank around St-Germain-des-Pres.
Then the following statement: "The boutiques have spread to the Left Bank around St-Germain-des-Pres." is true, false, or inconclusive?