Île Barbe
Île Barbe is an island situated in the middle of the Saône, in the 9th arrondissement of Lyon, part of the Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe quarter. Its name comes from the Latin insula barbara, "Barbarians' Island", suggesting that it was one of the last locales to be occupied.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the middle of the Saône, Lyon, France
- Also known as: “ile Barbe”, “Ile Barbe”, and “île Barbe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Église Notre-Dame, sur l’île Barbe and Immeuble le Chatelard.
Église Notre-Dame, sur l’île Barbe
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caluire-et-Cuire and Neighbourhood of Le Bourg de Caluire-et-Cuire.
Neighbourhood of Le Bourg de Caluire-et-Cuire
Suburb
Neighbourhood of Le Bourg de Caluire-et-Cuire is a suburb.
Île Barbe
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Lyon, Arrondissement of Lyon, Greater Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.79795° or 45° 47′ 53″ north
Longitude
4.83346° or 4° 50′ 1″ east
Population
50
Open location code
8FQ6QRXM+59
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Île Barbe” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Île Barbe”
- Chinese: “巴尔布岛”
- Dutch: “Île Barbe”
- Esperanto: “Insulo Barbe”
- French: “île Barbe”
- French: “Île Barbe”
- German: “Île Barbe”
- Italian: “isola Barbe”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Île Barbe”
- Spanish: “Isla Barbe”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Place Notre-Dame and Nathalie Leverger.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Auberge de l’Île and La Dixmérie.
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