2nd arrondissement of Lyon

The 2nd arrondissement of Lyon (2e arrondissement de 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.

Area and demographics
The 2nd arrondissement is the most commercial and most lively ones of Lyon.
 * Area: 341 ha
 * 1990 : 27,971 inhabitants
 * 2006 : 30,276 inhabitants
 * Relative density : 8204 PD/km2

Districts
The districts (quarters) of the 2nd arrondissement are :
 * Les Cordeliers
 * Bellecour
 * Les Célestins
 * La Confluence
 * Ainay
 * Perrache
 * Sainte-Blandine

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

 * 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
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.