Saint-Paul (Lyon)
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Saint-Paul is a quarter located in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon
, France
. It was named after the parish church. Located in the perimeter saved registered to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is one of the three parishes of the Vieux Lyon
, the historic center of the city. The quarter is mainly served by the line C3 of the transports en commun lyonnais
and the train station named Gare de Lyon-Saint-Paul. In 1880, the statue of Chancellor Gerson, sculpted by the burgomaster
of Liège
, Charles Bailly, was installed rue Saint-Paul, in front of the church.
5th arrondissement of Lyon
The 5th arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.- History :The 5th arrondissement was created on 24 March 1852 . It is the historic center of Lyon. It is at Fourvière that Munatius Plancus founded the Roman colony of Lugdunum in 43 BC...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It was named after the parish church. Located in the perimeter saved registered to the UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is one of the three parishes of the Vieux Lyon
Vieux Lyon
The Vieux Lyon is the largest Renaissance district of Lyon in the 5th arrondissement.This zone is served by the metro line In 1954, Vieux-Lyon, the city's oldest district, became the first site in France to be protected under the Malraux law to protect France's cultural sites...
, the historic center of the city. The quarter is mainly served by the line C3 of the transports en commun lyonnais
Transports en commun lyonnais
The Transports en commun lyonnais is the Lyon public transport agency. It is the second largest public transport system in France , and covers 62 communes, including all 57 communes of the Urban Community of Lyon, spread over .- Network :The TCL manages:*4 metro lines...
and the train station named Gare de Lyon-Saint-Paul. In 1880, the statue of Chancellor Gerson, sculpted by the burgomaster
Burgomaster
Burgomaster is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or chairman of the executive council of a sub-national level of administration...
of Liège
Liège
Liège is a major city and municipality of Belgium located in the province of Liège, of which it is the economic capital, in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium....
, Charles Bailly, was installed rue Saint-Paul, in front of the church.
Notable buildings and structures
Among its notable buildings are :- the Église Saint-Paul
- many trabouleTrabouleTraboules are a type of passageway primarily associated with the city of Lyon, France, but also located in the French cities of Villefranche-sur-Saône, Mâcon, Saint-Étienne, along with a few in Chambéry)...
s - rue LainerieRue LainerieThe Rue Lainerie is an ancient cobbled pedestrian street of the Vieux Lyon quarter, in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon. From north to south, it connects two quarters, Saint-Paul and Saint-Jean, and more precisely the Place du Change and the Place Saint-Paul. There is currently an academy of music ...
, a paved pedestrian street - rue Juiverie, a pedestrian street
- the hôtel Bullioud, built by architect Philibert Delorme, in 1536