Lyon Observatory
Lyon Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Saint-Genis-Laval, a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France, near Lyon. Founded in 1878, the entire facility was listed as a historical site on 9 May 2007.- Type: University
- Description: school in France
- Also known as: “OSUL”
- Address: 9 Avenue Charles André, Saint-Genis-Laval, 69230
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château de Beauregard and Église Saint-Genès de Saint-Genis-Laval.
Château de Beauregard
Castle
Église Saint-Genès de Saint-Genis-Laval
Church
Église Saint-Genès de Saint-Genis-Laval is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Lyon Observatory.
Villa Chapuis
Historic house
Villa Chapuis is a historic house, which is situated 1 km northeast of Lyon Observatory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort de Côte-Lorette and Saint-Genis-Laval.
Saint-Genis-Laval
Town
Saint-Genis-Laval is a commune in the metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The Lyon Observatory is located in this commune.
Oullins
Town
Oullins is a former commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central-eastern France. A suburb of the city of Lyon, it is adjacent to it to the southwest, on the right bank of the Rhône. Oullins is situated 3 km northeast of Lyon Observatory.
Lyon Observatory
- Categories: astronomical observatory, observatory, and education
- Location: Saint-Genis-Laval, Arrondissement of Lyon, Greater Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.6939° or 45° 41′ 38″ north
Longitude
4.78272° or 4° 46′ 58″ east
Operator
Université Claude Bernard - Lyon 1
Open location code
8FQ6MQVM+H3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=university
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Lyon Observatory” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مرصد ليون”
- Belarusian: “Ліёнская абсэрваторыя”
- Chinese: “里昂天文台”
- Dutch: “Lyon Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد ليون”
- French: “observatoire de Lyon”
- French: “Observatoire de Lyon”
- French: “observatoire de Saint-Genis-Laval”
- French: “OSU”
- French: “OSUL”
- German: “Observatoire de Lyon”
- Italian: “osservatorio di Lyon”
- Japanese: “リヨン天文台”
- Latin: “Observatorium Lyonense”
- Polish: “Obserwatorium w Lyonie”
- Slovenian: “Observatorij Lyon”
- Spanish: “Observatorio de Lyon”
- Spanish: “OSUL”
- Urdu: “لیون رصدگاہ”
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Highlights include Nymphée de la Grotte de Beauregard and Parc de Beauregard.
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