1st arrondissement of Lyon
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The 1st arrondissement of Lyon, France
is one of the nine arrondissements
of the City of Lyon
. It is located below the hill of Croix-Rousse
and on the north part of the Presqu'île
formed by the Saône
and the Rhône
, the two rivers in Lyon
This zone is served by the metro lines and
, which were situated in the Franc-Lyonnais
, are integrated to the city of Lyon since 1512, when Louis XII decided to build a fortification on the top of the hill Saint-Sébastien (name of Croix-Rousse in the Middle Ages) to defend the city.
The arrondissement was created the 24 March 1852 (also the date of the creation of the 5 first arrondissements).
Located in the centre of the presqu'île
, the 1st arrondissement is the smallest of all the arrondissements de Lyon. Around the place des Terreaux
, bars and pubs across the street make the 1st arrondissement one of the more animated the night and days.
France
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is one of the nine arrondissements
Arrondissements of Lyon
The nine arrondissements of Lyon are the administrative divisions of the City of Lyon. Unlike the spiral pattern of the arrondissements of Paris, or the meandering pattern of those in Marseille, the layout in Lyon is more idiosyncratic...
of the City of Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
. It is located below the hill of Croix-Rousse
La Croix-Rousse
This zone is served by the metro line La Croix-Rousse is a hill in the town of Lyon, France, as well as the name of a quarter located on this hill . It is 254m at its peak...
and on the north part of the Presqu'île
Presqu'ile (Lyon)
The Presqu’île, literally the "peninsula", extending from the foot of the Croix Rousse hill to the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône rivers, is in the city centre of Lyon, France. It has a preponderance of cafés, restaurants, luxury shops, department stores, banks, government buildings, and...
formed by the Saône
Saône
The Saône is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône. Rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon....
and the Rhône
Rhône
Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
, the two rivers in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
History
Les pentes (the slopes Croix-RousseLa Croix-Rousse
This zone is served by the metro line La Croix-Rousse is a hill in the town of Lyon, France, as well as the name of a quarter located on this hill . It is 254m at its peak...
, which were situated in the Franc-Lyonnais
Franc-Lyonnais
The Franc-Lyonnais was a province of France.Located on a narrow strip of land on the left bank of the River Saône, it was composed of thirteen parishes, forming two parts :* South part, from the north outer wall of Lyon :** Cuire-la-Croix-Rousse** Caluire...
, are integrated to the city of Lyon since 1512, when Louis XII decided to build a fortification on the top of the hill Saint-Sébastien (name of Croix-Rousse in the Middle Ages) to defend the city.
The arrondissement was created the 24 March 1852 (also the date of the creation of the 5 first arrondissements).
Area and demographics
Presqu'ile (Lyon)
The Presqu’île, literally the "peninsula", extending from the foot of the Croix Rousse hill to the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône rivers, is in the city centre of Lyon, France. It has a preponderance of cafés, restaurants, luxury shops, department stores, banks, government buildings, and...
, the 1st arrondissement is the smallest of all the arrondissements de Lyon. Around the place des Terreaux
Place des Terreaux
The Place des Terreaux is a square located in the centre of Lyon, France on the Presqu'île between the Rhône and the Saône, at the foot of the hill of La Croix-Rousse in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon...
, bars and pubs across the street make the 1st arrondissement one of the more animated the night and days.
- Area: 151 ha
- 1999: 26,861 inhab.
- 2005: 28,100 inhab.
- 2006: 28,210 inhab.
- 2007: 30,024 inhab.
- Density of inhab/km².
Quarters
The 1st arrondissement of Lyon is composed of four districts :- Terreaux (around Place des TerreauxPlace des TerreauxThe Place des Terreaux is a square located in the centre of Lyon, France on the Presqu'île between the Rhône and the Saône, at the foot of the hill of La Croix-Rousse in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon...
) - Pentes de la Croix-Rousse
- Croix-Paquet
- Quartier Saint-Vincent
Streets
- Cour des VoracesCour des VoracesThe Cour des Voraces, also called Maison de la République, is a building court in the Pentes quarter, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, and famous for its enormous six-floor stairway of facade...
- Montée de la Grande CôteMontée de la Grande CôteThe Montée de la Grande Côte, or the Montée de la Grande-Côte, is a street of La Croix-Rousse quarter, located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, connecting the Terreaux quarter and the Plateau de la Croix Rousse. It is characterized by a high elevation and is more narrow at the bottom...
- Montée des CarmélitesMontée des CarmélitesThe Montée des Carmélites is one of the oldest streets of Lyon, dating from Roman times, located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. It connects the Saint-Vincent quarter to the Plateau de la Croix-Rousse...
- Passage ThiaffaitPassage ThiaffaitThe Passage Thiaffait is an urban area located on the slopes of La Croix-Rousse, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. It has an entry by a portico and is a curved traboule which ends with a staircase leading to the hill...
- Quai de la Pêcherie
- Quai Saint-Vincent
- Rue BurdeauRue BurdeauThe Rue Burdeau is a street located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, at the bottom of the slopes of La Croix-Rousse, just above the Église Saint-Polycarpe, between the Saône and the Rhône. It leads at one side to the Montée Saint-Sébastien and at the other to the Jardin des Plantes and crosses...
- Rue de l'Arbre-SecRue de l'Arbre-SecThe Rue de l'Arbre-Sec is an old street located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, near the Place des Terreaux and the Opera Nouvel. It starts perpendicular to the rue Édouard-Herriot and ends with the Quai Jean Moulin crossing the rue de la République...
- Rue de la BourseRue de la BourseThe Rue de la Bourse is a street located mainly in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, and also in the 1st arrondissement. It starts on the Place des Cordeliers, in the 2nd arrondissement, in front of the Église Saint-Bonaventure, and ends at right angles to the Rue du Bât-d'Argent, beyond which it is...
- Rue de la RépubliqueRue de la RépubliqueRue de la République is a street located in the 1st and 2nd arrondissements of Lyon. This is the main shopping street of the city. This zone is served by the metro stations Bellecour, Hôtel de Ville - Louis Pradel and Cordeliers...
- Rue des CapucinsRue des CapucinsThe Rue des Capucins is a street located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, between the slopes of La Croix-Rousse and the Place des Terreaux. Straight but slightly inclined, it continues the rue du Sergent Blandan, begins with the Place des Capucins and ends on the Place Croix-Paquet. It is...
- Rue du Bât-d'ArgentRue du Bât-d'ArgentThe Rue du Bât-d'Argent is an old street which crosses perpendicularly a part of the Presqu'île quarter in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. It begins at the rue Édouard-Herriot, in continuation of the rue du Plâtre, crosses the rue de la République and the rue du Garet, and ends on the Quai Jean...
- Rue du Sergent BlandanRue du Sergent BlandanThe Rue du Sergent Blandan is one of the oldest streets of Lyon. It connects Saint Vincent and the slopes of the Croix-Rousse quarters, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. The street starts rue Pareille, runs along the Place Sathonay, crosses the rue Hippolyte Flandrin, the rue Louis Vitet and the...
- Rue Édouard Herriot
- Rue LanterneRue LanterneThe Rue Lanterne is one of the oldest streets of Lyon created the Middle Ages, which is located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. It begins after the rue d'Algérie and ends against a facade of the rue Longue.-History:...
- Rue RoyaleRue Royale, LyonThe Rue Royale is a street located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon and was the main street of the quarter when it was created. It starts between the Place Servetus and the Rue de Provence and ends by joining the Grande Rue des Feuillants. There are many traboules closed which link the street with...
- Rue Sainte-CatherineRue Sainte-Catherine, LyonThis article is about the street in Lyon. For other streets of this name, see Rue Sainte-Catherine .The rue Sainte-Catherine is a very old street at the foot of the slopes of La Croix-Rousse quarter, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. It is particularly known for being a drinking street...
Squares and aeras
- Jardin des Chartreux
- Place de la Comédie
- Place Croix-PaquetPlace Croix-PaquetThe Place Croix-Paquet is a square located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, in the pentes de la Croix-Rousse quarter. It is formed by the intersection of the rue du Griffon, the rue des Capucins and the montée Saint-Sébastien...
- Place Louis Pradel
- Place SathonayPlace SathonayThe Place Sathonay is a square located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, France, at the bottom of hill of La Croix-Rousse, in La Martinière quarter. It was named after Nicolas-Marie-Jean-Claude Fay de Sathonay, mayor of Lyon from 1805 to 1812, as a tribute for all the importants works undertaken...
- Place des TerreauxPlace des TerreauxThe Place des Terreaux is a square located in the centre of Lyon, France on the Presqu'île between the Rhône and the Saône, at the foot of the hill of La Croix-Rousse in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon...
Administration
The city hall is managed since 2001 by Nathalie Perrin-Gilbert (Parti socialiste).Monuments
- Lyon City HallLyon City HallThe Hôtel de Ville de Lyon is the city hall of the City of Lyon and one of the largest historic building in the city, located between the Place des Terreaux and the Place de la Comédie, in front of the Opera Nouvel...
- Palace St Pierre, with the Musée des Beaux-ArtsMusée des beaux-arts de LyonThe Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon is a municipal museum of fine arts in the French city of Lyon. It is housed near place des Terreaux in a former Benedictine convent of the 17th and 18th centuries. It was restored between 1988 and 1998, and despite these important restoration works it remained open...
- Opéra de Lyon
- Patineur de CésarCésar BaldacciniCésar Baldaccini , usually called César was a noted French sculptor.César was at the forefront of the Nouveau Réalisme movement with his radical compressions , expansions , and fantastic representations of animals and insects.- Biography :He...
- Les SubsistancesLes SubsistancesLes Subsistances is a cultural centre of diffuse artistic production and located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. Since 2007, it has housed a creative laboratory and the École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon...
- Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules
- Église du Bon-PasteurÉglise du Bon-PasteurThe Église du Bon-Pasteur is located rue Neyret on the slopes of La Croix-Rousse, near the montée de la Grande Côte, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. Cardinal Barbarin described the church as "highly symbolic for Lyon Christians".-History:...
- Église Saint-PolycarpeÉglise Saint-PolycarpeThe Église Saint-Polycarpe is a church located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, on the slopes of La Croix-Rousse, between rue René Leynaud, rue Burdeau and passages Mermet and Thiaffait...
Equipments and services
- Lyon City HallLyon City HallThe Hôtel de Ville de Lyon is the city hall of the City of Lyon and one of the largest historic building in the city, located between the Place des Terreaux and the Place de la Comédie, in front of the Opera Nouvel...
- Lycée de la Martinière
- Salle Rameau
- Halles de la Martinière
Transports
- Métro Ligne ALyon MetroThe Lyon metro, in Lyon, France, first opened in 1978 and now consists of four lines. It is part of the Transports en Commun Lyonnais system of public transport, and is supported by a network of tramways....
Station served : "Hôtel de ville-Louis Pradel" - Métro Ligne CLyon MetroThe Lyon metro, in Lyon, France, first opened in 1978 and now consists of four lines. It is part of the Transports en Commun Lyonnais system of public transport, and is supported by a network of tramways....
Stations served: "Hôtel de ville-Louis Pradel" and "Croix-Paquet"
Cultural activities
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de LyonMusée des beaux-arts de LyonThe Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon is a municipal museum of fine arts in the French city of Lyon. It is housed near place des Terreaux in a former Benedictine convent of the 17th and 18th centuries. It was restored between 1988 and 1998, and despite these important restoration works it remained open...
- Opéra de Lyon
- Numerous café-théâtres are installed on the pentes de la Croix-Rousse