Place Ampère
The Place Ampère is a pedestrian square located in the Ainay square, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. It is nearly the middle of the Rue Victor-Hugo and is served by the metro station Ampère - Victor Hugo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Corentin Eustacchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: pedestrian square in the Ainay square, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
- Also known as: “place Ampere”, “Place Ampere”, and “place Ampère”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ampère - Victor Hugo and Basilica of Saint-Martin d’Ainay.
Ampère - Victor Hugo
Railway stop
Photo: JrLyonMetro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ampère - Victor Hugo is a railway stop.
Basilica of Saint-Martin d’Ainay
Church
Photo: Sebleouf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica of Saint-Martin d'Ainay is a Romanesque church in Ainay in the Presqu'île district in the historic centre of Lyon, France. A quintessential example of Romanesque architecture, it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other… Basilica of Saint-Martin d’Ainay is situated 120 metres northwest of Place Ampère.
Statue of André-Marie Ampère in place Ampère
Memorial
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Statue of André-Marie Ampère in place Ampère is a memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include 2nd arrondissement of Lyon and Saint-Georges.
2nd arrondissement of Lyon
Suburb
Photo: Romainbehar, CC0.
The 2nd arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.
Saint-Jean Neighbourhood in Lyon
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Jean Neighbourhood in Lyon is a neighborhood.
Place Ampère
- Category: square
- Location: Lyon, Arrondissement of Lyon, Greater Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.75318° or 45° 45′ 11″ northLongitude
4.82884° or 4° 49′ 44″ eastElevation
170 metres (558 feet)Named after
André-Marie AmpèreOpen location code
8FQ6QR3H+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 341726502OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianGeoNames ID
12524882Wikidata ID
Q4250
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Place Ampère” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Place Ampère”
- Chinese: “安培广场”
- Dutch: “place Ampère”
- Esperanto: “Placo Ampero”
- French: “place Ampère, Lyon”
- French: “place Ampère”
- French: “Place Ampère”
- French: “Place Henri IV” (historical)
- German: “Place Ampère”
- Italian: “place Ampère”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Place Ampère”
- Spanish: “plaza Ampere”
- Spanish: “plaza Ampère”
- Spanish: “Plaza Ampère”
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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 “Place Ampère”. Photo: Corentin Eustacchi, CC BY-SA 4.0.