La Croix-Rousse
La Croix-Rousse is a hill 254 metres high in the city of Lyon, France, as well as the name of a neighborhood located on this hill. The neighborhood is divided into les pentes and le plateau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: YCrem’s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- 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.
Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
Museum
Photo: Alorange, Public domain.
The Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon is a municipal museum of fine arts in the French city of Lyon. Located near the Place des Terreaux, it is housed in a former Benedictine convent which was active during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 4th arrondissement of Lyon and 1st arrondissement of Lyon.
4th arrondissement of Lyon
Suburb
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The 4th arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.
1st arrondissement of Lyon
Suburb
The 1st arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon. It is located below the hill of Croix-Rousse and on the north part of the Presqu'île formed by the Saône and the Rhône, the two rivers in Lyon.
Saint-Paul
Neighborhood
Photo: Gonedelyon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Paul is a quarter located in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon, France. It was named after the parish church. Located in the perimeter saved registered to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is one of the three parishes of the Vieux Lyon, the historic center of the city.
La Croix-Rousse
- Categories: hill, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Lyon, Arrondissement of Lyon, Greater Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.77664° or 45° 46′ 36″ northLongitude
4.82874° or 4° 49′ 44″ eastElevation
258 metres (846 feet)Open location code
8FQ6QRGH+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3376789223OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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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”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gros Caillou and Pentes de la Croix-Rousse.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Police municipale and Monopôle.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “La Croix-Rousse”. Photo: YCrem’s, CC BY-SA 3.0.