3rd arrondissement of Lyon

3rd arrondissement of Lyon
3rd arrondissement of Lyon
Municipal arrondissement
	Plaque at the mairie of the 3rd arrondissement
	Location within Lyon
	Coordinates: 45°45′31″N 4°51′21″E / 45.75861°N 4.85583°E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Lyon Metropolis
Commune	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Véronique Dubois-Bertrand (EELV)
Area	6.35 km2 (2.45 sq mi)
Population (2021)	101,302
• Density	15,953/km2 (41,320/sq mi)
INSEE code	69383

The 3rd arrondissement of Lyon (French: 3^e arrondissement de Lyon) is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.

The nine arrondissements of Lyon

Demography

2006: 88,755 inhabitants
2007: 89,000 inhabitants

It is the most populous arrondissement of Lyon and the second most densely populated after the 1st arrondissement of Lyon.

Relative density : 13,003 inhabitants per square kilometre (33,680/sq mi)

History

The 3rd arrondissement was created by the Decree of 24 March 1852 (date of creation of the first five arrondissements). The text of 17 July 1867 the district has shared in two by creating the 6th arrondissement of Lyon. Then the 3rd district found its current limits, after it was split again when the 7th arrondissement of Lyon has been established (Text 8 March 1912).

Area

635 ha (1,570 acres)

Quarters

The quarters of the 3rd arrondissement are :

Montchat is delimited at the North by the route de Genas, at the East by the Vinatier street and boulevard Pinel, at the south Sud by the Rockefeller Avenue, the place d’Arsonval and the cours Albert Thomas and at the West by the rue Feuillat.

Monuments and buildings

Street and places

Gardens and parks

Parc Bazin
Parc Chambovet
Parc Sisley
Jardin de la Place Bir Hakeim
Jardin Saint-Marie Perrin
Square Jussieu

Transports

Lyon Metro Line B Stations served : "Part-Dieu", "Place Guichard", "Saxe-Gambetta"
Lyon Metro Line D stations served : "Saxe-Gambetta", "Garibaldi", "Sans-Souci", "Montplaisir-Lumière", "Grange-Blanche"
Tramway T1 et T3

Schools and universities

Ecole maternelle et Primaire
Molière, Collège public
Lacassagne, Collège public
Gilbert Dru, Collège public
Professeur Dargent, Collège public
Raoul Dufy, Collège public
Bon Secours, Collège privé
Charles de Foucauld, Collège privé
Ampère-Saxe, Lycée public
Lacassagne, Lycée public
Charles de Foucauld, Lycée privé
Montesquieu, Lycée privé

Sportive equipments

Stade Marc-Vivien Foé
Stade Eugénie
Gymnase Charial
Gymnase Francisque Anselme
Gymnase Mazenod
Gymnase Rebatel
Patinoire Baraban
Piscine Charial (hiver)
Piscine Garibaldi (hiver)

Cultural equipments

Auditorium Maurice-Ravel
Bourse du Travail
Bibliothèque municipale de la Part-Dieu
Archives départementales du Rhône (section moderne : archives postérieures à 1800)^[2]
Théâtre de la Tête d'Or

Notable people

Animation

Mayor

2001-2008 : Patrick Huguet (UMP)
2008- Today : Thierry Philip (PS)

References

^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Site des archives départementales du Rhône". Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2009.

External links

Official site of the City hall of the 3rd arrondissement

[popleg2021-1] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[2] "Site des archives départementales du Rhône". Archived from the original on 13 February 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2009.

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