Historic Site of Lyon
The Vieux Lyon is the largest Renaissance district of Lyon. In 1964, Vieux-Lyon, the city's oldest district, became the first site in France to be protected under the Malraux law to protect France's cultural sites.Photo: Karldupart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notable Places in the Area
École catholique des arts et métiers
University
The École catholique d'arts et métiers of Lyon is an engineering school, it is one of the French "Grandes écoles".
Fourvière
Peak
Photo: Sebleouf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
45°45′47″N 4°49′20″E / 45.76306°N 4.82222°E The Golden Virgin, in the Basilica of FourvièreFourvière is a district of Lyon, France, a hill immediately west of the old part of the town, rising from the river Saône.
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Cathedral
Photo: Dennis Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière is a minor basilica in Lyon, France. Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière is situated 300 metres southwest of Historic Site of Lyon.
Localities in the Area
Saint-Paul
Neighbourhood
Photo: Gonedelyon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Paul is a quarter located in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon, France.
Historic Site of Lyon
- Type: Protected area
- Description: Renaissance district of Lyon, France
- Categories: neighbourhood, urban area, old town and historic site
- Location: Lyon, Arrondissement of Lyon, Greater Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.76372° or 45° 45' 49" northLongitude
4.82529° or 4° 49' 31" eastPopulation
7,000Open Location Code
8FQ6QR7G+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 236823541OpenStreetMap Feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q8399Historic Site of Lyon Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: موقع ليون التاريخي
- Armenian: Հին Լիոն
- Catalan: Vieux Lyon
- Chinese: 里昂历史遗迹
- Chinese: 里昂老城
- Dutch: Historisch gebied van Lyon
- Dutch: Vieux Lyon
- English: Lyon old town
- English: Vieux Lyon
- Esperanto: Vieux Lyon
- Finnish: Vanha Lyon
- French: Site historique de Lyon
- French: Vieux Lyon
- German: Vieux Lyon
- Hausa: Vieux Lyon
- Italian: Vieux Lyon
- Japanese: ―れきしちく
- Japanese: リヨン歴史地区
- Norwegian: Vieux Lyon
- Norwegian Bokmål: Vieux Lyon
- Occitan (post 1500): Vieux Lyon
- Persian: ویو لیون
- Russian: Вьё-Лион
- Russian: Историческая часть города Лион
- Russian: Старый Лион
- Spanish: Sitio histórico de Lyon
- Spanish: Vieux Lyon
- Ukrainian: Ліон (старе місто)
- Ліон
In the Area
Historic Site of Lyon is situated close to Chapelle Sainte-Philomène de Lyon and the hotel Villa Florentine.
Landmarks
- Gymnase ECAMSports venue, 100 metres northwest
- Paroisse orthodoxe françaiseChurch, 140 metres southeast
- Parc du musée GadagnePark, 140 metres east
- Maison du Crible150 metres southeast
- Musées GadagneMuseum, 160 metres east
- Galerie de la TourArt gallery, 170 metres southeast
Other Places
- Classe prépa ECAMBuilding
- Résidence ECAMBuilding
- Accueil ECAMBuilding
- Centre Scolaire Aux LazaristesSchool building
- Lycée général et technologique privé Aux LazaristesSchool, 100 metres northeast
- Les Terrasses de LyonRestaurant, 110 metres south
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipdia page Historic Site of Lyon. Photo: Karldupart, CC BY-SA 3.0.