The 2nd arrondissement of 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.
Geography
Area and demographics The 2nd arrondissement is the most commercial and most lively ones of Lyon. Area: 1990 : 27,971 inhabitantsLyon 2ème arrondissement Grandlyon.com (Retrieved May 23, 2009) 2006 : 30,276 inhabitants Relative density :
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.
See also Arrondissements of Lyon List of the streets in Lyon
References
External links Official site of the City Hall of the 2nd arrondissement