Île Barbe
The Île Barbe is an island situated in the middle of the Saône, in the 9th arrondissement of Lyon, part of the quartier Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe. Its name comes from the Latin insula barbara, "Barbarians' Island", suggesting that it was one of the last locales to be occupied.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 50 residents
- Description: island in the middle of the Saône, Lyon, France
- Also known as: “ile Barbe”, “île Barbe”, “Saint Rambert”, “Saint-Rambert-l’Ile-Barbe”, and “Saint-Rambert-l’Île-Barbe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Notre-Dame, sur l’île Barbe and Immeuble le Chatelard.
Église Notre-Dame, sur l’île Barbe
Church
Photo: Groumfy69, Public domain.
Église Notre-Dame, sur l’île Barbe is a church.
Immeuble le Chatelard
Historic building
Photo: Jilibi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Immeuble le Chatelard is a historic building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caluire-et-Cuire and Cuire-le-Bas.
Caluire-et-Cuire
Town
Photo: Klodo6975, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caluire-et-Cuire is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in central-eastern France. It is the fifth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and lies 4 km north-by-east of Lyon.
Île Barbe
- Category: river island
- Location: Lyon, Arrondissement of Lyon, Greater Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Île Barbe” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Île Barbe”
- Chinese: “巴尔布岛”
- Dutch: “Ile Barbe”
- Dutch: “Île Barbe”
- Esperanto: “Insulo Barbe”
- French: “île Barbe”
- French: “Île Barbe”
- German: “Île Barbe”
- Italian: “isola Barbe”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Île Barbe”
- Spanish: “Isla Barbe”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Place Henri-Barbusse and Place du Commandant-Arnaud.
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