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2nd arrondissement of Lyon

Field	Value
type	arrmun
name	2nd arrondissement of Lyon
INSEE	69382
commune	Lyon
population
population_as_of
population_footnotes
area	3.41
image_map	LyonArrondissements02.png
map_caption	Location within Lyon
mayor	Pierre Oliver
party	LR
term	2020–2026
coordinates
image_skyline	Lyon - Mairie du 2e arrondissement.JPG
image_caption	View of the mairie of the 2nd arrondissement

The 2nd arrondissement of 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

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

Area: 341 ha
1990 : 27,971 inhabitants
2006 : 30,276 inhabitants
Relative density : 8204 PD/km2

Districts

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

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

Streets and squares

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.

References

link. (2009-08-18 (Retrieved May 23, 2009))

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