• Source: 2nd arrondissement 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






= Area and demographics

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

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




= Districts

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

Les Cordeliers
Bellecour
Les Célestins
La Confluence
Ainay
Perrache
Sainte-Blandine




= Streets and squares

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Cours Charlemagne
Cours de Verdun
Cours Suchet
Passage de l'Argue
Palais de la Bourse
Place Ampère
Place Bellecour
Place Antonin-Poncet
Place Carnot
Place de la République
Place des Célestins
Place des Jacobins
Quai Jules Courmont
Quai Rambaud
Rue de Brest
Rue de la Bourse
Rue de la Poulaillerie
Rue de la République
Rue des Archers
Rue des Marronniers
Rue Édouard-Herriot
Rue Émile-Zola
Rue Mercière
Rue Victor-Hugo




Landmarks and monuments



Basilique Saint-Martin d'Ainay
Brasserie Georges
Église Saint-Bonaventure
Grande synagogue de Lyon
La Bourse du Commerce
Hôtel des Finances
Hôtel Terminus
Prison Saint-Paul
Collège-lycée Ampère
Musée des Confluences
Musée de l'Imprimerie
Chapelle de la Trinité
Patinoire Charlemagne
La Sucrière
Orange Cube




Transports


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

at Cordeliers, Bellecour, Ampère - Victor Hugo and Perrache (terminus)
at Bellecour
at Perrache, Place des Archives, Sainte-Blandine, Hôtel de Région - Montrochet and Musée des Confluences
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


Arrondissements of Lyon
List of the streets in Lyon




References






External links


Official site of the City Hall of the 2nd arrondissement

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• 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
• Arrondissements of Lyon
• 2nd arrondissement
• Confluence (disambiguation)
• Presqu'île
• Hôtel Terminus
• Lyon-Perrache station
• Saint-Nizier Church
• Gare de Lyon (disambiguation)
• Municipal arrondissements of France