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.

Restaurant
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is a restaurant.

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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