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Arrondissements of Lyon

The 2nd arrondissement of Lyon (French: 2e arrondissement de Lyon) is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.

History

The first five arrondissements of Lyon were created by the Decree of March 24, 1852, which included the 2nd arrondissement.

Geography

Plan of the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon

Area and demographics

The 2nd arrondissement is the most commercial and most lively ones of Lyon.

  • Area: 341 ha (840 acres)
  • 1990 : 27,971 inhabitants[2]
  • 2006 : 30,276 inhabitants
  • Relative density : 8,204 inhabitants per square kilometre (21,250/sq mi)

Districts

The districts (quarters) of the 2nd arrondissement are :

Streets and squares

Landmarks and monuments

St-Martin-d'Ainay
Musée des Confluences

Transports

This arrondissement is served by metro and tram lines of TCL network:

  • Lyon Metro Lyon Metro Line A at Cordeliers, Bellecour, Ampère - Victor Hugo and Perrache (terminus)
  • Lyon Metro Lyon Metro Line D at Bellecour
  • Lyon tramway Lyon tramway#Line T1 at Perrache, Place des Archives, Sainte-Blandine, Hôtel de Région - Montrochet and Musée des Confluences
  • Lyon tramway Lyon tramway#Line T2 at Perrache, Place des Archives, Sainte-Blandine and Hôtel de Région - Montrochet (terminus)

The 2nd arrondissement is also served by Lyon-Perrache station, the second most important railway station in Lyon.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ Lyon 2ème arrondissement Grandlyon.com Archived 2009-08-18 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 23, 2009)
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_arrondissement_of_Lyon
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