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The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil] ⓘ, City Hall) is the city hall of Lyon, France, and one of the largest historic buildings in the city. The building is located between the Place des Terreaux and the Place de la Comédie, in front of the Opéra Nouvel. It was designated a monument historique by the French government ...
Lyon [c] (Franco-Provençal: Liyon) is the second-largest city in France by urban area and the third largest by city limits. [14] It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, 58 km (36 mi) northeast of Saint-Étienne.
Histoire de Caluire et Cuire: Commune du Lyonnais (in French). Lyon: Éditions FOT. p. 86. Bernot, Emmanuel; Cyrille, Cyrille; Dessaint, Philippe (2008). Rénovation lourde du tunnel de la Croix-Rousse 69001/69004 Lyon: Le réseau souterrain des "arêtes de poisson" (in French). Vol. 1/2. Service archéologique de la ville de Lyon.
The Metropolis of Lyon (French: Métropole de Lyon, pronounced [metʁɔpɔl də ljɔ̃] ⓘ), also known as Grand Lyon ([ɡʁɑ̃ ljɔ̃], "Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly-elected metropolitan authority, encompassing both the city of Lyon, and
List of vice-presidents of the Lyon Metropolitan Council [9] [10] Order Name Party Delegation 1st: Emeline Baume EELV: Economy, employment, commerce, digital and public procurement 2nd: Beatrice Vessiller EELV: Town planning and living environment 3rd: Renaud Payre Gauche unie – Manufacture de la cité: Housing, social housing and city ...
The Rue de la République (French pronunciation: [ʁy də la ʁepyblik]) is a street located in the 1st and 2nd arrondissements of Lyon, France.It links the Place de la Comédie in the north to the Place Le Viste in the south, just next to the Place Bellecour, via the Place de la République.
To the west of the Saône, the 5th arrondissement covers the old city (Vieux Lyon), Fourvière hill and the plateau beyond. The 9th is immediately to the north, and stretches from Gorge de Loup, through Vaise to the neighbouring suburbs of Écully, Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or, Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or, Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or and Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or.
Saint-Jean quarter, part of the Vieux Lyon, with the Saint-Jean cathedral as seen from the montée des Chazeaux. Rue de Gadagne in the heart of the Vieux Lyon. Vieux Lyon ([vjø ljɔ̃], English: Old 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 ...