Île des Lémuriens

Île des Lémuriens is an island in Lyon, Greater Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Île des Lémuriens is situated nearby to the locality Pelouse de la Coupole, as well as near the suburb Tonkin.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon and Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon.

Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon

Museum

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The Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon is a municipal museum of fine arts in the French city of Lyon. Located near the Place des Terreaux, it is housed in a former Benedictine convent which was active during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon

College

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The Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon or INSA Lyon is a French grande école and engineering school. The university is located on the La Doua – LyonTech campus, in a cluster of science and technological universities and Grandes Écoles.

Interpol

Office building

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The International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL, commonly known as Interpol, is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime control.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Villeurbanne and 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.

Villeurbanne

Town

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Villeurbanne is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris.