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The 1st arrondissement of Lyon (French: 1e arrondissement de Lyon) is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon. It is located below the hill of Croix-Rousse and on the north part of the Presqu'île formed by the Saône and the Rhône, the two rivers in Lyon.

This zone is served by the metro lines and .




History


Les pentes (the slopes Croix-Rousse, which were situated in the Franc-Lyonnais, are integrated to the city of Lyon since 1512, when Louis XII decided to build a fortification on the top of the hill Saint-Sébastien (name of Croix-Rousse in the Middle Ages) to defend the city.
The arrondissement was created 24 March 1852 (also the date of the creation of the 5 first arrondissements).




Geography






= Area and demographics

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Located in the centre of the presqu'île, the 1st arrondissement is the smallest of all the arrondissements de Lyon. Around the place des Terreaux, bars and pubs across the street make the 1st arrondissement one of the more animated the night and days.

Area: 151 ha (370 acres)
1999: 26,861 inhabitants
2005: 28,100 inhabitants
2006: 28,210 inhabitants
2007: 30,024 inhabitants
Density of 18,682 inhabitants per square kilometre (48,390/sq mi)




= Quarters

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The 1st arrondissement of Lyon is composed of four districts :

Terreaux (around Place des Terreaux)
Pentes de la Croix-Rousse
Croix-Paquet
Quartier Saint-Vincent




= Streets

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Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse
Cour des Voraces
Montée de la Grande Côte
Montée des Carmélites
Passage Thiaffait
Quai de la Pêcherie
Quai Saint-Vincent
Rue Burdeau
Rue de l'Arbre-Sec
Rue de la Bourse
Rue de la République
Rue des Capucins
Rue du Bât-d'Argent
Rue du Sergent Blandan
Rue Édouard Herriot
Rue Lanterne
Rue Pierre DuPont, named for songwriter Pierre Dupont, born in Lyons 1821.
Rue Royale
Rue Sainte-Catherine
Rue René Leynaud, named for the journalist, poet and Resistance fighter, born in Lyons in 1910.




= Squares and areas

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Jardin des Chartreux
Place de la Comédie
Place Croix-Paquet
Place Louis Pradel
Place Sathonay
Place des Terreaux




Administration


The city hall is managed since 2001 by Nathalie Perrin-Gilbert (Parti socialiste).




Monuments


Lyon City Hall
Palace St Pierre, with the Musée des Beaux-Arts
Opéra de Lyon
Patineur de César
Les Subsistances
Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules
Église du Bon-Pasteur
Église Saint-Polycarpe
Chapel of St. Clair, Lyon




Equipments and services


Lyon City Hall
Lycée de la Martinière
Salle Rameau
Halles de la Martinière




Transports


Métro Ligne A Station served : "Hôtel de Ville–Louis Pradel"
Métro Ligne C Stations served: "Hôtel de Ville–Louis Pradel" and "Croix-Paquet"




Cultural activities


Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon
Opéra de Lyon
Numerous café-théâtres are installed on the pentes de la Croix-Rousse




See also


Arrondissements of Lyon
List of the streets in Lyon




References






External links


Official site

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• Silvia Monfort
• Sainte-Chapelle
• 1st arrondissement of Lyon
• 1st arrondissement
• Arrondissements of Lyon
• 3rd arrondissement of Lyon
• Opéra National de Lyon
• Presqu'île
• Fontaine Bartholdi
• Hôtel de Ville, Lyon
• Place des Terreaux
• La Mère Brazier