Presqu'île
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.2|Lyon's Presqu'île between the Saône and [[Rhône rivers seen from the southwest in 2011]] The '''Presqu'île''' (; literally "almost an island" in French, meaning "peninsula") is the central part of the City of Lyon, France. Extending from the foot of the Croix-Rousse hill in the north to the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône rivers in the south, it has a preponderance of cafés, restaurants, luxury shops, department stores, banks, government buildings and cultural institutions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lyon
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 0
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- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Presqu'île
- Country
- France
- Located in
- 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
- Body of water
- Rhône
- Image
- Presqu'île de Lyon depuis un vol Londres - Lyon.jpg
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thumb|upright=1.2|Lyon's Presqu'île between the Saône and [[Rhône rivers seen from the southwest in 2011]] The '''Presqu'île''' (; literally "almost an island" in French, meaning "peninsula") is the central part of the City of Lyon, France. Extending from the foot of the Croix-Rousse hill in the north to the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône rivers in the south, it has a preponderance of cafés, restaurants, luxury shops, department stores, banks, government buildings and cultural institutions.
The 1st and 2nd arrondissements of the city are located here, along with the Hôtel de Ville, Lyon's city hall in its 1st arrondissement. The spires of the Church of St. Nizier, rebuilt from the 14th to the 16th centuries, are at the foot of the former Saône river bridge. With a history stretching back to the Middle Ages, Lyon's Presqu'île was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List along with other districts in Lyon as a testimony to Lyon's long history as an important European city and its architecture.