4th arrondissement of Lyon explained
| Type: | arrmun |
| 4th arrondissement of Lyon |
| Insee: | 69384 |
| Commune: | Lyon |
| Area: | 2.93 |
| Mayor: | Rémi Zinck |
| Party: | EELV |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 45.7781°N 4.8281°W |
The 4th arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.
History
The 4th arrondissement of Lyon was created on 24 March 1852 (date of creation of the first five arrondissements), with the same borders of the old town of La Croix-Rousse.
Dominique Bolliet (PS) is currently the mayor of this arrondissement.
Geography and equipments
Area and demography
Quarters
- Plateau de la Croix-Rousse
- Serin-Gillet
- Gros Caillou
Streets and squares
Animation
Sportive equipments
- Stade Grégory Coupet
- le Clos Jouve (Haut lieu de la Boule Lyonnaise)
Monuments and buildings
- Statue de Jacquard
- Jardin Rosa Mir
- Villa Gillet
- Maison Brunet
- Sculpture Le Chant des Canuts, a 1984 statue made by Georges Salendre, and installed in a square near the city hall
Art
- Théâtre de la Croix-Rousse
- Maison des Canuts
Events
- Every day except Monday, the market in La Croix-Rousse (a bio market on Saturday morning), located along the boulevard de la Croix-Rousse, on nearly 1 km
- Every Saturday and Sunday morning, the town crier
- Every year in September, the harvest of the République des Canuts (Parc de la Cerisaie)
- Every year in October and November, the chestnuts vogue
- During the second weekend of September, the Grande Braderie, located the Grande Rue and the Place de la Croix-Rousse
Transports
This zone is served by :
See also
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