Fourvière
Fourvière is a city district of Lyon, France, a hill immediately west of the old part of the town, rising from the river Saône. It is the site of the original Roman settlement of Lugdunum in 43 BC.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb
- Description: district of Lyon, France
- Also known as: “Fourviere” and “Fourvières”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière and Lugdunum.
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Cathedral
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière is a minor basilica in Lyon, France. It was built with private funds between 1872 and 1896 in a dominant position overlooking the city.
Lugdunum
Museum
Photo: Alorange, Public domain.
Lugdunum, formerly known as the Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière or Museum of Roman Civilisation, is a museum of Gallo-Roman civilisation in Lyon. Previously presented at the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon and the Antiquarium, the municipal Gallo-Roman…
Ancient Theatre of Fourvière
Theater building
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0.
The Ancient Theatre of Fourvière is a Roman theatre in Lyon, France. It was built on the hill of Fourvière, which is situated in the center of the Roman city. The theatre is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site that protects the historic center of Lyon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Georges and Vieux Lyon.
Vieux Lyon
Suburb
Photo: Karldupart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vieux Lyon is the largest Renaissance district of Lyon. In 1964, Vieux-Lyon, the city's oldest district, became the first site in France to be protected under the Malraux law to protect France's cultural sites.
Saint-Jean Neighbourhood in Lyon
Neighborhood
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Saint-Jean Neighbourhood in Lyon is a neighborhood.
Fourvière
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Lyon, Arrondissement of Lyon, Greater Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.76153° or 45° 45′ 42″ northLongitude
4.81985° or 4° 49′ 11″ eastElevation
297 metres (974 feet)Open location code
8FQ6QR69+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 5545048540OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Fourvière” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ֆուրվիեր”
- Catalan: “Fourvière”
- Chinese: “富维耶山”
- Dutch: “Fourviere”
- Dutch: “Fourvière”
- French: “Fourvière”
- German: “Fourvière (Hügel)”
- German: “Fourvière”
- Indonesian: “Fourvière”
- Italian: “Fourvière”
- Japanese: “フルヴィエール”
- Latin: “Forum Vetus”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Fourvière”
- Norwegian: “Fourvière”
- Portuguese: “Fourvière”
- Russian: “Фурвьер”
- Slovenian: “Fourvière”
- Spanish: “Fourviere”
- Spanish: “Fourvière”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pierre-Scize and Saint-Just.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hôpital gériatrique de Fourvière and Lugdunum Musée et Théâtres Romains.
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