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4th arrondissement of Lyon

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Rhône

Area
  
2.93 km²

Region
  
Rhône-Alpes

Commune
  
Lyon

Arrondissement
  
Lyon

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Intercommunality
  
Urban Community of Lyon

The 4th arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.

Contents

Map of 4th arrondissement of Lyon, 69004 Lyon, France

History

The 4th arrondissement of Lyon was created on 24 March 1852 (date of creation of the first five arrondissements), with the same borders of the old town of La Croix-Rousse.

Dominique Bolliet (PS) is currently the mayor of this arrondissement.

Area and demography

  • 293 ha
  • 2006 : 34 302 inhabitants
  • Relative density : 11 535 hab/km²

    • Quarters

  • Plateau de la Croix-Rousse
  • Serin-Gillet
  • Gros Caillou

    • Streets and squares

  • Place de la Croix-Rousse
  • Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse
  • Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse
  • Boulevard des Canuts
  • Rue Hénon
  • Montée de la Boucle
  • Esplanade du Gros Caillou
  • Parc de la Cerisaie
  • Parc Francis Popy
  • Parc du Clos Carret
  • Rue d'Austerlitz
  • Rue Dumenge

    • Sportive equipments

  • Stade Grégory Coupet
  • le Clos Jouve (Haut lieu de la Boule Lyonnaise)

    • Monuments and buildings

  • Statue de Jacquard
  • Jardin Rosa Mir
  • Villa Gillet
  • Maison Brunet
  • Sculpture Le Chant des Canuts, a 1984 statue made by Georges Salendre, and installed in a square near the city hall

    • Art

  • Théâtre de la Croix-Rousse
  • Maison des Canuts

    • Events

  • Every day except Monday, the market in La Croix-Rousse (a bio market on Saturday morning), located along the boulevard de la Croix-Rousse, on nearly 1 km
  • Every Saturday and Sunday morning, the town crier
  • Every year in September, the harvest of the République des Canuts (Parc de la Cerisaie)
  • Every year in October and November, the chestnuts vogue
  • During the second weekend of September, the Grande Braderie, located the Grande Rue and the Place de la Croix-Rousse

    • Transports

    This zone is served by :

  • Metro line  C 
  • Buses : 2, 33, 45, 61
  • Trolleys : 6, 13, 18

    • References

    4th arrondissement of Lyon Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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