Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon semaphore tower

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon semaphore tower is a tower in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Arrondissement of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon semaphore tower is situated nearby to the church Chapelle Sainte-Marguerite, as well as near the police station Police municipale.

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Type: Tower
Description: semaphore tower in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France
Also known as: “Tour Chappe” and “Tour du télégraphe”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église Sainte-Foy de Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon and Musée des Confluences.

Église Sainte-Foy de Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

Church

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Église Sainte-Foy de Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is a church, which is situated 310 metres northeast of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon semaphore tower.

Musée des Confluences

Museum

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The Musée des Confluences is a science centre and anthropology museum which opened on 20 December 2014, in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, France. In May 2011, the Musée des Confluences, while still under construction, received the designation “Musée de France” from the Ministry of Culture and Communication. Musée des Confluences is situated 1¼ km east of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon semaphore tower.

Halle Tony Garnier

Arts center

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The Halle Tony Garnier is an arena and concert hall in Lyon, France. It was designed by Tony Garnier in 1905. Originally a slaughterhouse, the building was renovated in 1987 and opened as a concert hall in 1988. Halle Tony Garnier is situated 2 km east of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon semaphore tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon and La Mulatière.

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

Town

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Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

La Mulatière

Village

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La Mulatière is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, central-eastern France. It is located just southwest of Lyon, on the right bank of the Saône; it is the final commune until its confluence with the Rhône at the southern end of Lyon's Presqu'île.