| French: Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse | |
| Alternate Name: | French: Boulevard de l'Empereur, French: Boulevard de la Grenouille |
| Coordinates: | 45.7743°N 4.83°W |
| Type: | Boulevard |
| Location: | Lyon, Rhône-Alpes |
| Quarter: | Croix-Rousse, (4th arrondissement) |
| Postal Code: | 69004 |
French: '''Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse''' is a boulevard that marks the border between the 1st and the 4th arrondissements of Lyon, in the neighborhood Croix-Rousse.
The boulevard runs east–west and is the border between the 1st and 4th arrondissements and the neighborhoods and Plateau de la Croix-Rousse.[1]
The Croix-Rousse ramparts were reconstructed in 1834 on the remains of 16th century ramparts, which had been demolished during the revolt of Lyon against the National Convention in 1793. In 1852 when Croix-Rousse became a quarter of Lyon the ramparts were destroyed to facilitate the integration of the new quarter. French: '''Boulevard de l'Empereur''' was constructed on the former site of these fortifications in 1865.[2] A town hall was built and trees were planted along the boulevard at this time.
The Croix-Rousse Market and the Vogue fair (formerly the Parish Festival of the church of Saint-Denis) began to take place on the boulevard soon after its construction.
From 1863 to 1914, the boulevard functioned as a single-lane road that served the Lyon-Croix-Rousse station next to the upper station of the Rue Terme funicular. The station was relocated in 1914 north of .
The street is serviced by metro station Croix-Rousse. There is a Vélo'v station at the metro entrance.