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3rd arrondissement of Lyon

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Rhône

Area
  
6.35 km²

Region
  
Rhône-Alpes

Commune
  
Lyon

Arrondissement
  
Lyon

3rd arrondissement of Lyon

Intercommunality
  
Urban Community of Lyon

The 3rd arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.

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Map of 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, 69003 Lyon, France

Demography

  • 2006: 88,755 inhabitants
  • 2007: 89,000 inhabitants
  • It is the most populous arrondissement of Lyon and the second most densely populated after the 1st arrondissement of Lyon.

  • Relative density : 13,003 inhabitants/km²
  • History

    The 3rd arrondissement was created by the Decree of 24 March 1852 (date of creation of the first five arrondissements). The text of 17 July 1867 the district has shared in two by creating the 6th arrondissement of Lyon. Then the 3rd district found its current limits, after it was split again when the 7th arrondissement of Lyon has been established (Text 8 March 1912).

    Area

  • 635 ha.
  • Quarters

    The quarters of the 3rd arrondissement are :

  • la Part-Dieu
  • 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
  • Tour Part-Dieu, called « Le Crayon »
  • Tour Oxygène
  • Tour Incity (project)
  • Tour Swiss Life
  • Street and places

  • Avenue de Saxe
  • Rue de Créqui
  • Rue de Vendôme
  • Rue Duguesclin
  • Rue Garibaldi
  • 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 Stations served : "Part-Dieu", "Place Guichard", "Saxe-Gambetta"
  • Lyon Metro Line D 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
  • 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
  • Animation

    Mayor 
  • 2001-2008 : Patrick Huguet (UMP)
  • 2008- Today  : Thierry Philip (PS)
  • References

    3rd arrondissement of Lyon Wikipedia