5th arrondissement of Lyon
| 5th arrondissement of Lyon | |
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| French municipal arrondissement | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Intercommunality | Urban Community of Lyon |
| Commune | Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Thomas Rudigoz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| Population (8 March 1999 census) | |
| • Total | 46,985 |
| • Density | 7,500/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| ^[p] Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
The 5th arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.
The 5th arrondissement was created on 24 March 1852 (date of creation of the first five arrondissements). It is the historic center of Lyon. It is at Fourvière that Munatius Plancus founded the Roman colony of Lugdunum in 43 BC. It was in this arrondissement that the Roman and medieval Lyon flourishes just before crossing the Saône.
Historic quarters of Lyon are well known, which are all touristic sites, but behind the Vieux Lyon and Fourvière, there are the residential areas of the Point du Jour, Champvert, Ménival, Saint-Irénée which remain misunderstood but still show traces of the Roman past of the city.
The Decree of 1 August 1963 linked the town of Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe to the 5th arrondissement. But the following year, the district was divided, as the northern part became the 9th arrondissement of Lyon (Decree of 12 August 1964).
Coordinates: 45°45′30.42″N 4°47′56.56″E / 45.7584500°N 4.7990444°E
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