La Croix-Rousse

La Croix-Rousse is a hill 254 metres high in the city of , , as well as the name of a neighborhood located on this hill. The neighborhood is divided into les pentes and le plateau.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: hill in the town of Lyon, France
  • Also known as: “Croix Rousse”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clos Carret and Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.

Park
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is a park.

Museum
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The is a municipal of fine arts in the French city of . Located near the , it is housed in a former Benedictine convent which was active during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Archaeological site
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The of Lugdunum was part of the Sanctuary of the Three Gauls dedicated to the cult of Rome and Augustus celebrated by the 60 Gallic tribes when they gathered at Lugdunum. In 1961, it was classified as a monument historique.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include 4th arrondissement of Lyon and Pentes de la Croix Rousse.

Suburb
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The is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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The is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of . It is located below the hill of Croix-Rousse and on the north part of the Presqu'île formed by the and the , the two rivers in Lyon.

La Croix-Rousse

Latitude
45.77664° or 45° 46′ 36″ north
Longitude
4.82874° or 4° 49′ 44″ east
Elevation
258 metres (846 feet)
Open location code
8FQ6QRGH+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3376789223
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3009718
Wiki­data ID
Q8656
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“La Croix-Rousse” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Կրուա Ռուս”
  • Catalan: “La Croix-Rousse”
  • Chinese: “红十字山”
  • Dutch: “La Croix-Rousse”
  • Esperanto: “La Croix-Rousse”
  • French: “La Croix-Rousse”
  • German: “La Croix-Rousse”
  • Indonesian: “La Croix-Rousse”
  • Italian: “La Croix-Rousse”
  • Japanese: “クロワ＝ルース”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Croix-Rousse”
  • Norwegian: “Croix-Rousse”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “La Croix-Rousse”
  • Portuguese: “Croix-Rousse”
  • Russian: “Круа-Русс”
  • Spanish: “La Croix Rousse”
  • Spanish: “La Croix-Rousse”

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Localities in the Area

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