The 3rd arrondissement of Lyon 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....

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Demography

• 2006: 88,755 inhab
• 2007: 89,000 inhab

It is the most populous arrondissement of Lyon and the second most densely populated after the 1st arrondissement of Lyon

1st arrondissement of Lyon

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...

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• Relative density : 13,003 inhab./km²

History

The 3rd arrondissement was created by the Decree of 24 March 1852 (date of creation of the first five 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...

). The text of 17 July 1867 the district has shared in two by creating the 6th arrondissement of Lyon

6th arrondissement of Lyon

The 6th arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon and one of the poshest.This zone is served by the metro lines , and Tramway T3-Streets and squares:* Boulevard des Belges* Rue de Créqui* Rue Duguesclin...

. Then the 3rd district found its current limits, after it was split again when the 7th arrondissement of Lyon

7th arrondissement of Lyon

The 7th arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.This zone is served by the metro lines and -Squares and streets:* Rue de Créqui* Rue Duguesclin* Rue Garibaldi* Rue de l'Université...

 has been established (Text 8 March 1912).

Quarters

The quarters of the 3rd arrondissement are :

• la Part-Dieu
  La Part-Dieu
  The district of La Part-Dieu is located in the 3rd arrondissement of the City of Lyon. It is the second most important area of the city after the Presqu'île. This district is the second-largest business district of France after La Défense in the Paris area, with over 1,600,000m² of office space...
  
  
• la Villette
• Montchat
• The north part of la Guillotière

Montchat is delimited at the North by the route de Genas, at the East by the Vinatier street and boulevard Pinel, at the south Sud by the Rockefeller Avenue, the place d’Arsonval and the cours Albert Thomas' and at the West by the rue Feuillat.

Monuments and buildings

• Grand Temple de Lyon
  Grand Temple de Lyon
  The Grand Temple de Lyon is a temple located at No.3 Quai Victor Augagneur , in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.-History:...
  
  
• Tour Part-Dieu
  Tour du Crédit Lyonnais
  The LCL-Tour Part Dieu is a skyscraper in Lyon, France. The building rises in the city's La Part-Dieu district, with 42 floors. The building was completed in 1977. It currently stands as the ninth-tallest building in France...
  
  , called « Le Crayon »
• Tour Oxygène
  Tour Oxygène
  The Tour Oxygène is a skyscraper under construction which should rise to 28 levels in the district of La Part-Dieu in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, France. It forms part of the Oxygen Project, which includes the office tower and a shopping center, the Cours Oxygène...
  
  
• Tour Incity
  Tour Incity
  The Tour Incity is a skyscraper office in Lyon, France. This building project should be completed by 2013 in the business district of La Part-Dieu, at the intersection of Garibaldi Street and the Cours Lafayette to replace the obsolete UAP tower...
  
   (project)
• Tour Swiss Life
  Tour Swiss Life
  The Tour Swiss Life is a skyscraper of offices located in La Part-Dieu quarter, in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. This 82-metre tower was built in 1989 by French architech Charles Delfante. It is currently the second tallest tower in Lyon until the end of the construction of the Tour Oxygène...
  
  

Street and places

• Avenue de Saxe
  Avenue de Saxe
  The Avenue du Maréchal de Saxe is a broad avenue located in the 3rd and the 6th arrondissements of Lyon. It was named after Maurice de Saxe, Marshal of France.-Architecture and description:...
  
  
• Rue de Créqui
  Rue de Créqui
  La Rue de Créqui is a very long street located in the 7th, 3rd and 6th arrondissements of Lyon. It is a long straight line along the rue Duguesclin or the rue de Vendôme, that begins on the Grande Rue de la Guillotière in the 7th arrondissement and ends at the north in the 6th, on the Boulevard des...
  
  
• Rue de Vendôme
  Rue de Vendôme
  The Rue de Vendôme is a very long street located in Lyon. It begins with the Avenue de Grande Bretagne, along the Rhône, in the 6th arrondissement, and ends with the Cours Gambetta, in the 3rd arrondissement, after crossing the Place Guichard.-History:...
  
  
• Rue Duguesclin
  Rue Duguesclin
  The Rue Duguesclin is a long street in Lyon crossing directly wholly the 6th and the 3rd arrondissement, and ends in the 7th arrondissement. This 2,800-meter street starts at the Boulevard des Belges and ends on the rue Rachais...
  
  
• Rue Garibaldi
  Rue Garibaldi
  The Rue Garibaldi is a wide and long street in Lyon, located in the 7th, 3rd and 6th arrondissements, and named after Italian politician Giuseppe Garibaldi. There was also a square named Place Garibaldi in reference to his nephews, died during the World War I....
  
  

Gardens and parks

• Parc Bazin
• Parc Chambovet
• Parc Sisley
• Jardin de la Place Bir Hakeim
• Jardin Saint-Marie Perrin
• Square Jussieu

Transports

• Lyon Metro Line B
  Lyon Metro Line B
  Line B of the Lyon Metro was constructed using the cut-and-cover method, and went into service on May 2, 1978...
  
   Stations served : "Part-Dieu", "Place Guichard", "Saxe-Gambetta"
• Lyon Metro Line D
  Lyon Metro Line D
  Line D of the Lyon Metro, with automatic trains running on tires and with no driver, and also known as MAGGALY commenced operation under human control on September 4, 1991, between Gorge-de-Loup and Grange-Blanche...
  
   stations served : "Saxe-Gambetta", "Garibaldi" , "Sans-Souci", "Montplaisir-Lumière", "Grange-Blanche"
• Tramway T1 et T3

Schools and universities

• Ecole maternelle et Primaire
• Molière, Collège public
• Lacassagne, Collège public
• Gilbert Dru, Collège public
• Professeur Dargent, Collège public
• Raoul Dufy, Collège public
• Bon Secours, Collège privé
• Charles de Foucauld, Collège privé
• Ampère-Saxe, Lycée public
• Lacassagne, Lycée public
• Charles de Foucauld, Lycée privé
• Montesquieu, Lycée privé

Sportive equipments

• Stade Marc-Vivien Foé
  Marc-Vivien Foé
  Marc-Vivien Foé was a Cameroonian international footballer, who played in midfield for both club and country. With success in the French League, and stints in the English Premier League, his sudden death, while in the middle of an international competitive fixture, came as a shock to the worldwide...
  
  
• Stade Eugénie
• Gymnase Charial
• Gymnase Francisque Anselme
• Gymnase Mazenod
• Gymnase Rebatel
• Patinoire Baraban
• Piscine Charial (hiver)
• Piscine Garibaldi (hiver)

Cultural equipments

• Auditorium Maurice-Ravel
• Bourse du Travail
• Bibliothèque municipale de la Part-Dieu
• Archives départementales du Rhône (section moderne : archives postérieures à 1800)
• Théâtre de la Tête d'Or

External links

• Official site of the City hall of the 3rd arrondissement