2nd arrondissement of Lyon
2nd arrondissement of Lyon | |
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 View of the mairie of the 2nd arrondissement | |
 Location within Lyon | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′15″N 4°49′45″E / 45.75417°N 4.82917°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Lyon Metropolis |
| Commune | Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Oliver (LR) |
| Area | 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 30,485 |
| • Density | 8,940/km2 (23,200/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 69382 |
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The 2nd arrondissement of Lyon (French: 2e arrondissement de Lyon) is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.
History[edit]
The first five arrondissements of Lyon were created by the Decree of March 24, 1852, which included the 2nd arrondissement.
Geography[edit]
Area and demographics[edit]
The 2nd arrondissement is the most commercial and most lively ones of Lyon.
- Area: 341 ha (840 acres)
- 1990 : 27,971 inhabitants[2]
- 2006 : 30,276 inhabitants
- Relative density : 8,204 inhabitants per square kilometre (21,250/sq mi)
Districts[edit]
The districts (quarters) of the 2nd arrondissement are :
- Les Cordeliers
- Bellecour
- Les Célestins
- La Confluence
- Ainay
- Perrache
- Sainte-Blandine
Streets and squares[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
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.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Lyon 2ème arrondissement Grandlyon.com Archived 2009-08-18 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 23, 2009)