2nd arrondissement of Lyon

2nd arrondissement of Lyon
—  French municipal arrondissement  —
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Lyon
Intercommunality	Urban Community of Lyon
Commune	Lyon
Government
• Mayor	Denis Broliquier
Area
• Total	3.41 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population (8 March 1999 census)[p]
• Total	27,977
• Density	8,204.4/km2 (21,249.3/sq mi)
^[p] Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

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.

The current mayor is Denis Broliquier.

Geography

Plan of the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon

Area and demographics

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

• 341 ha
• 1990 : 27,971 inhab^[1]
• 2006 : 30,276 inhab
• Relative density : 8,204 inhab/km²

Districts

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

• Les Cordeliers
• Bellecour
• Les Celestins
• Le Confluent
• Ainay
• Perrache
• Montrochet

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

St-Martin-d'Ainay

• Basilique Saint-Martin d'Ainay
• Brasserie Georges
• Église Saint-Bonaventure
• Grande synagogue de Lyon
• La Bourse du Commerce
• Hôtel des Finances
• Prison Saint-Paul
• Collège-lycée Ampère
• Musée des Confluences
• Musée de l'Imprimerie
• Chapelle de la Trinité
• Patinoire Charlemagne
• La Sucrière

Transportation

This zone is served by the metro lines  A and  D :

• Lyon Metro Line B : to Cordeliers, Bellecour, Ampère - Victor Hugo and Perrache (terminus)
• Lyon Metro Line D at Bellecour
• Tramway T1 at Perrache, Suchet, Sainte-Blandine et Montrochet (terminus)
• Tramway T2 at Perrache (terminus)

See also

• Arrondissements of Lyon
• List of the streets in Lyon

External links

• Official site of the City Hall of the 2nd arrondissement

Lyon portal

References

This article incorporates information from the revision as of 2009-05-23 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.

Coordinates: 45°45′14.8″N 4°49′44.68″E / 45.754111°N 4.8290778°E / 45.754111; 4.8290778