4th arrondissement of Lyon
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, with the same borders of the old town of La Croix-Rousse.Dominique Bolliet is currently the mayor of this arrondissement.
Geography and equipments
Area and demography
- 2006 : 34 302 inhabitants
- Relative density :
Quarters
- Plateau de la Croix-Rousse
- Serin-Gillet
- Gros Caillou
Streets and squares
- Place de la Croix-Rousse
- Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse
- Grande Rue de la Croix-Rousse
- Boulevard des Canuts
- Rue Hénon
- Montée de la Boucle
- Esplanade du Gros Caillou
- Parc de la Cerisaie
- Parc Francis Popy
- Parc du Clos Carret
- Rue d'Austerlitz
- Rue Dumenge
Animation
Sportive equipments
- Stade Grégory Coupet
- le Clos Jouve
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, 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
- 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 :- Metro :
- Buses : 2, 33, 45, 61
- Trolleybuses : S6, C13, C18