The nine arrondissements of Lyon.

The city of Lyon, in central France, is divided into 9 arrondissements. Unlike the spiral pattern of the Arrondissements of Paris, or the meandering pattern of those in Marseille, in Lyon they are laid out almost at random, with no obvious pattern. Image File history File links Lyon_Arr. ... Image File history File links Lyon_Arr. ... Three of the main sights in Lyon, the Cathedral St-Jean, the Basilica Notre Dame de Fourvière, and the Tour métallique de Fourvière City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Franco-Provençal: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 9... The city of Paris is divided into 20 arrondissements municipaux (“municipal boroughs,” approximately, in English), more simply referred to as arrondissements (pronounced ). These are not to be confused with departmental arrondissements, which subdivide the 100 French départements. ... City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, Marseille shines in the world Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Département Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin (UMP) (since 1995) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in...

The two rivers, Saône and Rhône divide the arrondissements into three groups. The Saône is a river of eastern France. ... Starry Night Over the Rhone, by Vincent van Gogh (1888) The River Rhône (French Rhône, Occitan Ròse, Franco-Provençal Roun, standard German Rhone, Valais German Rotten, Italian Rodano) is one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France. ...

• To the west of the Saône, the 5th arrondissement covers most of the old city of Vieux Lyon and Fourvière. The 9th is immediately to its North and stretches past Vaise to the neighbouring suburbs of Écully, Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or, Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or and Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or.
• Between the two rivers, on the presqu'île (peninsula) are the 2nd, 1st and 4th. The 2nd includes most of the city centre, Place Bellecour, the train station Gare de Perrache, and reaches as far as the confluence of the two rivers. The 1st is to its north, also including part of the city centre, the Hôtel de ville, and part of the slopes of the Croix-Rousse. The 4th is again further north, and covers the rest of Croix-Rousse, neighbouring with Caluire-et-Cuire.
• To the east, are the 7th, 8th, 3rd and 6th.