Lyon Tourism
Pavillon du Tourisme
Place Bellecour
B.P. 2254,
69214 LYON cedex 02
Rhône (69)
Rhone-Alps
Phone : 04 72 77 69 69
Fax : 04 78 42 04 32
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Lyon is the capital of the
Rhône-Alpes région, the préfecture of the Rhône département, and the capital of 14 cantons, covering 1 commune,
and with a total population of 445,452 (1999).
Lyon, similarly to Marseille and Paris is divided into 9 municipal arrondissements (often translated into English as borough), referred to by number.
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The arrondissements were originally created in 1852 when a number of surrounding communes (Croix-Rousse, Guillotière, and Vaise) were annexed to Lyon. Within each arrondissement, there are a number of recognisable "quartiers" or neighborhoods:
1st arrondissement: Pentes de la Croix-Rousse, Les Terreaux, Saint-Vincent
2nd arrondissement: Cordeliers, Bellecour, Ainay, Perrache et Confluent
3rd arrondissement: La Part-Dieu, La Villette, Montchat, La Guillotière
4th arrondissement: La Croix-Rousse, Serin
5th arrondissement: Saint-Jean- Saint-Paul - Saint-Georges (Vieux Lyon), Saint-Just, Fourvière, Le Point-du-Jour, Ménival, Champvert, La Sarra, Saint-Irénée
6th arrondissement: Les Brotteaux, Bellecombe, Tête d'Or
7th arrondissement: La Guillotière, Gerland, La Mouche
8th arrondissement: Monplaisir, Le Bachut, Mermoz, Les États-Unis, Le Grand Trou, Moulin à Vent, Laënnec
9th arrondissement: Vaise, La Duchère, Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe
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: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the
Wikipedia article
"Lyon".
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