La Croix Rousse
District of Caluire-et-Cuire
in Rhône of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Lyon-Bron Airport (7 mi) - Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (13 mi)
- Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport (31 mi)
- Mâcon-Charnay Airport (35 mi)
- Grenoble-Isère Airport (38 mi)
- Roanne-Renaison Airport (44 mi)
- Saint-Yan Airport (58 mi)
- Valence-Chabeuil Airport (60 mi)
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Geneva Cointrin International Airport (68 mi) - Marseille Provence Airport (164 mi)
- Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (188 mi)
- Historic Site of Lyons (Unesco heritage, 2 mi)
- From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Unesco heritage, 93 mi)
- Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche (Unesco heritage, 99 mi)
- Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
- Vézelay, Church and Hill (Unesco heritage, 127 mi)
- The Causses and the Cévennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape (Unesco heritage, 127 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 45.790 and 4.841 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 45° 47' 25" and E 4° 50' 28"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 07:31 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:53 am and 5:01 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into La Croix Rousse
The district La Croix Rousse of Caluire-et-Cuire in Rhône (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) is a district located in France about 242 mi south-east of Paris, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Night Temperature | 14°C / 56 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 69% |
| Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 37% of sky |
| General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Villa Florentine
Cour des Loges
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Grand Hotel des Terreaux
College
Hôtel Mercure Lyon Centre Beaux-Arts
Hotel Foch
Hotel la Tour Rose
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Institution des Chartreux
The Institution des Chartreux or more commonly Les Chartreux is a private Roman Catholic educational establishment under a "contract of association" to the French state school system. The main site of the school is located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, on the hill of La Croix-Rousse. The school was created and directed by priests from the St Iréné society, Father Jean-Bernard Plessy being the current director. The school was started in 1825. It was then largely developed by M.
Fontaine Bartholdi
La Fontaine Bartholdi is a fountain sculpted by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi and realised in 1889 by Gaget & Gautier. It was erected at the Place des Terreaux, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, in September 1892.
Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls
The Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls (French: Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules) of Lugdunum was part of the federal sanctuary of the three Gauls dedicated to the cult of Rome and Augustus celebrated by the 60 Gallic tribes when they gathered at Lugdunum. In 1961, it was classified as monument historique.
La Croix-Rousse
This zone is served by the metro line C La Croix-Rousse is a hill in the town of Lyon, France, as well as the name of a quarter located on this hill (divided into two halves - the pentes, a part of the town's 1st arrondissement, and the plateau, in its 4th arrondissement). It is 254m at its peak. It is near the Place des Terreaux. The quarter is heavily marked by silk industry (Lyons was the centre of silk manufacture in Europe).
Church of Saint-Bruno des Chartreux
The Church of Saint-Bruno des Chartreux (French: Église Saint-Bruno des Chartreux, or the Church of Saint Bruno of the Carthusians) is a church in Lyon, until the French Revolution the church of Lyon Charterhouse (chartreuse de Lyon). It is dedicated to Saint Bruno of Cologne, also known as Saint Bruno of the Carthusians, and is the city's only Baroque church.
1st arrondissement of Lyon
The 1st arrondissement of Lyon, France 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 A and C
Place des Terreaux
The Place des Terreaux is a square located in the centre of Lyon, France on the Presqu'île between the Rhône and the Saône, at the foot of the hill of La Croix-Rousse in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. The square belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
4th arrondissement of Lyon
The 4th arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.
Tunnel de la Croix-Rousse
The Tunnel de la Croix-Rousse is a road tunnel located in the 1st and 4th arrondissements of Lyon, opened to traffic on 19 April 1952.
Église du Bon-Pasteur
The Église du Bon-Pasteur is located rue Neyret on the slopes of La Croix-Rousse, near the montée de la Grande Côte, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. Cardinal Barbarin described the church as "highly symbolic for Lyon Christians".
Place Sathonay
The Place Sathonay is a square located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, France, at the bottom of hill of La Croix-Rousse, in La Martinière quarter. It was named after Nicolas-Marie-Jean-Claude Fay de Sathonay, mayor of Lyon from 1805 to 1812, as a tribute for all the importants works undertaken under his presidency. The square is currently the third largest square in Lyon and belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Passage Thiaffait
The Passage Thiaffait is an urban area located on the slopes of La Croix-Rousse, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. It has an entry by a portico (rue René Leynaud) and is a curved traboule (path) which ends with a staircase leading to the hill. The street belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Montée des Carmélites
The Montée des Carmélites is one of the oldest streets of Lyon, dating from Roman times, located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. It connects the Saint-Vincent quarter to the Plateau de la Croix-Rousse. It is situated between the rue de la Tourette and the rue Ray Fernand, and ends at the intersection of the rue Burdeau, rue du Jardin des Plantes and rue de l'Annonciade.
Cour des Voraces
The Cour des Voraces, also called Maison de la République, is a building court in the Pentes quarter, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, and famous for its enormous six-floor stairway of facade. It is a big traboule that link the number 9 of the Place Colbert and the number 14 bis of the montée de Saint-Sébastien or the number 29 of the rue Imbert-Colomès.
Rue Lanterne
The Rue Lanterne is one of the oldest streets of Lyon created the Middle Ages, which is located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. It begins after the rue d'Algérie and ends against a facade of the rue Longue.
Rue Sainte-Catherine (Lyon)
This article is about the street in Lyon. For other streets of this name, see Rue Sainte-Catherine (disambiguation). Rue Sainte-Catherine Rue de la Fontaine 267pxFormer name(s) Rue de la Commission temporairePostal code 69001Location 1st arrondissement of Lyon, Lyon, FranceConstructionConstruction start 17th century The rue Sainte-Catherine is a very old street at the foot of the slopes of La Croix-Rousse quarter, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon.
Montée de la Grande Côte
The Montée de la Grande Côte, or the Montée de la Grande-Côte, is a street of La Croix-Rousse quarter, located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, connecting the Terreaux quarter and the Plateau de la Croix Rousse. It is characterized by a high elevation and is more narrow at the bottom. The street belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Église Notre Dame Saint-Vincent
The Église Notre Dame Saint-Vincent is a church located in Lyon, on the banks of the Saône, quai Saint-Vincent, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. In 1984, it was classified as monument historique.
Rue Burdeau
The Rue Burdeau is a street located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, at the bottom of the slopes of La Croix-Rousse, just above the Église Saint-Polycarpe, between the Saône and the Rhône. It leads at one side to the Montée Saint-Sébastien and at the other to the Jardin des Plantes and crosses the montée de la Grande Côte which renovation is completed. The street belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Rue d'Austerlitz
The Rue d'Austerlitz is a street in the 4th arrondissement of Lyon, in La Croix-Rousse quarter. It begins on the rue du Mail, at the corner of Place de la Croix-Rousse, crosses the rue du Pavilion, the rue de Belfort and the rue Aimé Boussange, and ends on Place Bellevue. Its name refers to the Battle of Austerlitz, one of the greatest victories of Napoleon. There are metro and velo'v stations.
Rue Dumenge
The Rue Dumenge is a street located in the 4th arrondissement of Lyon, in the quarter of La Croix-Rousse. It begins on the rue du Mail, crosses the rue du Pavillon and the rue de Belfort and ends on the rue Dumont-d'Urville. The street is served by a metro station of the line C and a velo'v station.
Rue des Capucins
The Rue des Capucins is a street located in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon, between the slopes of La Croix-Rousse and the Place des Terreaux. Straight but slightly inclined, it continues the rue du Sergent Blandan, begins with the Place des Capucins and ends on the Place Croix-Paquet. It is parallel to the rue René Laynaud. The street belongs to the zone classified World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Sanctuary of the Three Gauls
The Sanctuary of the Three Gauls (Tres Galliae) was the focal structure within an administrative and religious complex established by Rome in the very late 1st century BC at Lugdunum (the site of modern Lyon in France). Its institution served to federalise and Romanise Gallia Comata as an Imperial province under Augustus, following the Gallic Wars of his predecessor Julius Caesar.
Rue du Sergent Blandan
The Rue du Sergent Blandan is one of the oldest streets of Lyon. It connects Saint Vincent and the slopes of the Croix-Rousse quarters, in the 1st arrondissement of Lyon. The street starts rue Pareille, runs along the Place Sathonay, crosses the rue Hippolyte Flandrin, the rue Louis Vitet and the rue du Terme, and becomes the rue des Capucins just after the square of the same name. The street belongs to the zone classified World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Jardin Rosa Mir
The Jardin Rosa Mir is a garden located in the center of La Croix-Rousse quarter in the 4th arrondissement of Lyon, and created by Jules Senis. It is housed in a courtyard of the building at No. 83 Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse. It can be accessed through a path located at No. 87 in the same street.
These districts also belong to Caluire-et-Cuire.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Caluire-et-Cuire.
Écully › North: A6 Porte du Valvert, Écully (source)
Lyon › South: A7 − Rhône, Lyon (source)
Lyon: Radisson Blu, Lyon (source)
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