The arrondissements of Lyon (French: Arrondissements de Lyon) are the nine administrative divisions (arrondissements) of the City of Lyon. Together with Paris and Marseille, it is one of three communes in France to have municipal arrondissements.
Each arrondissement is governed by a council (conseil d'arrondissement) and mayor, both elected for six years; the arrondissements return a number of councillors to the municipal council of Lyon, proportionally to their population, for city matters.
The Presqu'île (pronounced [pʁɛskil] ; 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.
La Croix-Rousse (French: [la kʁwa ʁus] ) is a hill 254 metres (833 ft) high in the city of Lyon, France, as well as the name of a neighborhood located on this hill. The neighborhood is divided into les pentes (slopes, belonging to the city's 1st arrondissement) and le plateau (atop the hill, part of the 4th arrondissement). This zone is served by Lyon Metro Line C. With 18th century architecture, including unique dwellings for labourers, La Croix-Rousse was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998 (along with other districts in Lyon) to protect Lyon's long history as an important European city.
The 1st arrondissement of Lyon (French: 1 arrondissement de Lyon) is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon. It is located below the hill of Croix-Rousse and on the north part of the Presqu'île formed by the Saône and the Rhône, the two rivers in Lyon.
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The 2nd arrondissement of Lyon (French: 2 arrondissement de Lyon) is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.