5th arrondissement of Lyon

The 5th arrondissement of Lyon (5e arrondissement de Lyon) is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon, France.

History
The 5th arrondissement was created on 24 March 1852 (date of creation of the first five arrondissements). It is the historic center of Lyon. It is at Fourvière that Munatius Plancus founded the Roman colony of Lugdunum in 43 BC. It was in this arrondissement that the Roman and medieval Lyon flourishes just before crossing the Saône.

Historic quarters of Lyon are well known, which are all touristic sites, but behind the Vieux Lyon and Fourvière, there are the residential areas of the Point du Jour, Champvert, Ménival, Saint-Irénée which remain misunderstood but still show traces of the Roman past of the city.

The Decree of 1 August 1963 linked the town of Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe to the 5th arrondissement. But the following year, the district was divided, as the northern part became the 9th arrondissement of Lyon (Decree of 12 August 1964).

Area and demographics

 * 623 ha
 * 1999 : 46,985 inhabitants
 * 2005 : 46,300 inhabitants
 * 2006 : 47,330 inhabitants
 * Relative density : 7542 PD/km2

Quarters

 * Vieux Lyon
 * Saint-Georges
 * Saint-Jean
 * Saint-Paul
 * Fourvière
 * Saint-Just
 * Saint-Irénée
 * Le Point du Jour
 * Champvert
 * Ménival

Streets and squares

 * Montée du Gourguillon
 * Rue de Gadagne
 * Rue du Bœuf
 * Rue Lainerie
 * Place Abbé-Larue
 * Place Benoît-Crépu
 * Place de la Trinité

Parks

 * Jardin des Curiosités
 * Parc de la garde
 * Parc des Hauteurs

Monuments and buildings

 * Lyon Cathedral (Primatiale Saint-Jean)
 * Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
 * Église Saint-Georges
 * Église Saint-Paul
 * Église Saint-Just
 * Église Saint-Irénée
 * Théâtre antique de Fourvière
 * Temple du Change
 * La Tour Rose
 * La galerie Philibert Delorme
 * Musée Gadagne
 * Maison Pauline Jaricot
 * Manécanterie
 * Palais de justice historique de Lyon (Cour d'appel de Lyon)
 * Château de Ménival

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