Greater Lyon
Arrondissement of Lyon
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Vieux Lyon

Vieux Lyon is the largest Renaissance district of . 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.
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  • Type: Suburb with 7,000 residents
  • Description: Renaissance district of Lyon, France
  • Also known as: “Lyon old town”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lyon Cathedral and Musée Miniature et Cinéma.

Church
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or the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist of Lyon is a Roman Catholic church located on in central , France. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Lyon.

Museum
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is a museum.

Museum
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The is a museum located in the center of the Vieux Lyon, in the Saint-Jean quarter, in the , France. It is composed of the Musée d'Histoire de Lyon and the Musée des Marionnettes du monde.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Jean Neighbourhood in Lyon and Saint-Paul.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a quarter located in the , . 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.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Vieux Lyon

Latitude
45.7625° or 45° 45′ 45″ north
Longitude
4.82686° or 4° 49′ 37″ east
Population
7,000
Elevation
181 metres (594 feet)
Open location code
8FQ6QR6G+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5545047358
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Geo­Names ID
8015556
Wiki­data ID
Q8399
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Vieux Lyon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “موقع ليون التاريخي”
  • Armenian: “Հին Լիոն”
  • Catalan: “Vieux Lyon”
  • Chinese: “里昂老城”
  • Dutch: “Vieux Lyon”
  • Esperanto: “Vieux Lyon”
  • Finnish: “Vanha Lyon”
  • French: “Vieux Lyon”
  • German: “Vieux Lyon”
  • Hausa: “Vieux Lyon”
  • Italian: “Vieux Lyon”
  • Japanese: “―れきしちく”
  • Japanese: “リヨン歴史地区”
  • Korean: “리옹 구시가지”
  • Korean: “비외 리옹”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vieux Lyon”
  • Norwegian: “Vieux Lyon”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Vieux Lyon”
  • Persian: “ویو لیون”
  • Russian: “Вьё-Лион”
  • Russian: “Старый Лион”
  • Spanish: “Vieux Lyon”
  • Ukrainian: “Ліон (старе місто)”
  • Ukrainian: “Ліон”
  • Western Frisian: “Vieux Lyon”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fourvière and Bellecour.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Square aux Bœufs and CT Lyon - Le Cyclotouriste.

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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 “Vieux Lyon”. Photo: Karldupart, CC BY-SA 3.0.