Lyon Neighborhoods

List of areas to explore

1  Brotteaux



2  Croix-Rousse

The Croix-Rousse is known as the former den of the silk workers, which Lyon was famous for until the nineteenth...

3  East of Lyons



4  Etats-Unis/Montplaisir



5  Fourvière

Old Lyon is situated at the foot of the Fourvière hill. Fourvière represented the very heart of the old town,...

6  Gerland

The Gerland quarter, in the south of Lyon, is especially renowned for its football stadium, its pharmaceutical...

7  Guillotière



8  North of Lyons



9  Old Lyons

Vieux Lyon is without doubt the most famous and most visited area of the town, honored in 1998 with classification...

10  Oullins



11  Outside the City



12  Part-Dieu

The left bank of the Rhône is to business what the right bank of the Saône is to tourism. The so-called pencil...

13  Perrache



14  Presqu'île

The spit of the land which stretches from the Rhône and the Saône to the foot of the Croix-Rousse hill. This...

15  South of Lyons



16  Terreaux

The Terraux quarter takes its name from the old moat which protected the north of the town in the Middle Ages....

17  Tête d'Or

The north of the left bank is thought of as the peaceful, residential area of the town, where old buildings stand...

18  Vaise



19  Valmy



20  Villeurbanne



21  West of Lyons



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