Eurexpo Explained

Eurexpo
Coordinates:	45.7308°N 4.9503°W
Location:	Chassieu, Lyon Metropolis, France
Built:	1984
Owner:	Société d’Exploitation du Centre de Conventions et d’Expositions de Lyon
Parking:	13,000 spaces
Publictransit:	Eurexpo Eurexpo

Eurexpo is a convention center and exhibition hall in the commune of Chassieu, south-east of Lyon. It is the site of the annual Foire de Lyon.

Description

Built in 1984, the 110ha site includes 13,000 parking spaces, a total exhibition space of 130000m² made up of thirteen exhibition halls ranging from to, and an outdoor exhibition area of .^{[1] [2] [3]} Eurexpo also houses seven restaurants and seven bars.

Events and exhibitions

The center hosts annual exhibitions including the Foire de Lyon, the, the, and the Salon Europack Euromanut.

Halls

• Hall 1
• Hall 2.1
• Hall 2.2
• Hall 2.3
• Hall 3.1
• Hall 3.2
• Hall 4.1
• Hall 4.2
• Hall 5.1
• Hall 5.2
• Hall 6.1
• Hall 6.2
• Hall 6.3

Public transit

Eurexpo is served by the TCL public transport network at the station Eurexpo:

• (station Eurexpo is served even without exhibition in Eurexpo, except during summer)
  • Connections:,
  • Access to Lyon-Perrache station through a connection with at Grange Blanche
• (bus line N100 running only during exhibitions at Eurexpo)
  • Connections:,, Rhônexpress
  • Access to Lyon-Part-Dieu station and business district through a connection with at Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie
  • Access to Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport and high speed rail station through a connection with Rhônexpress rail shuttle at Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Béroud. Annick. Eurexpo, premier parc d’expositions français après Paris. L'antenne. 13 January 2016. French. 29 November 2013.
2. News: Un nouveau hall à Eurexpo-Lyon. 13 January 2016. Le Progrès. 20 March 2015. fr.
3. Web site: Un site modulable. Eurexpo. 4 October 2012. fr.