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Francheville

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Francheville has about 11,700 inhabitants. It is the most wooded city of Lyon. Yzeron Valley, with its old windmills and footpaths is a green-friendly urban walkers ... The fort houses a Bruissin contemporary art center and combines culture, heritage and natural areas. Its location 10 km from the Place Bellecour, is exceptional. Three districts participate in its richness and diversity: Francheville Village, residential area with many open spaces and whose center has become a village center with a pleasant pedestrian email linking to the church soon the town hall. Francheville Chater, more urbanized and the many services and shops and commercial signs. Finally Francheville Bel Air, a modern growing.

Geographical information

MunicipalityFrancheville
Postcode69340
Tourism label
Latitude45.7384640 (N 45° 44’ 18”)
Longitude4.7537340 (E 4° 45’ 13”)
AltitudeFrom 181m to 312m
Surface area8.18 km²
Population15046 inhabitants
Density1839 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureLyon (11 km, 18 min)
Insee code69089
IntercommunalityME Métropole de Lyon
DepartmentRhône
TerritoryLyonnais
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alps

Nearest cities & towns

Craponne3.9 km (8 min)
Chaponost4.4 km (9 min)
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune4.9 km (10 min)
Saint-Genis-les-Ollières5.4 km (11 min)
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon5.5 km (12 min)
Grézieu-la-Varenne6 km (11 min)
Brindas6.5 km (10 min)
Écully6.7 km (15 min)
Oullins6.7 km (12 min)
La Mulatière7.5 km (16 min)
Charbonnières-les-Bains7.8 km (15 min)
Messimy8.5 km (13 min)
Pierre-Bénite8.6 km (19 min)
Saint-Genis-Laval8.8 km (17 min)
Pollionnay9.8 km (16 min)

Things to see and do

Francheville has an intense cultural activity, through its exhibitions of contemporary art at Fort Bruissin of its Jazz Festival in Fort bringing together national and international artists, before his season-Sounds which offers year-round jazz concerts, projections Ciné'J and weekly Ciné Francheville, the Iris ... not counting the many cultural representations of the city.

The media center, modern equipment in 2006, as in Iris, a major cultural center of the town. His collection of 50,000 documents and many activities it offers every week for all audiences make the library a support structure providing access to knowledge and artistic creation.

Places of interest

Monuments
Performance halls
Transport

Events and festivities

Strong in Jazz: Exhibition of mid-May to mid-July - concerts in June. A wave music was born in Fort Jazz in the outskirts of Lyon, in the heart of the Metropolis and vibrates Francheville. Concerts are held at the Iris Francheville: programming gives pride to the news of jazz!

Weather

Monday 20 may
Min. 11°C - Max. 22°C
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Tuesday 21 may
Min. 13°C - Max. 19°C
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Wednesday 22 may
Min. 12°C - Max. 18°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Brunch cruise on the Saône in Lyon
Entertainment36 € Lyon (4.9 km)
Aperitif cruise on the Saône in Lyon - 1 board and 1 drink included
Entertainment29 € Lyon (4.9 km)
Fast-track admission to the Musée des Confluences
Culture and education9 € Lyon (5 km)
Dramatised tour of Lyon
Culture and education10 € to 15 € Lyon (6.2 km)
Lyon Pass : Tours, Transportation, Cultural Activities – 24h, 48h, 72h or 96 hours
Culture and education29 € Lyon (6.5 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Vineyard trail - Millery - ​​7.7 km
HikeEasy2:05Millery (12.1 km)
Wine Trail - 4.9 km - Millery
HikeEasy1:35Millery (12.1 km)
Circuit of the Cross of the Fol - Observatory of the landscapes of Montrottier
HikeEasy1:40Montrottier (23 km)
Route of the Renaissance Courtyards and Houses of Villefranche Beaujolais
HikeEasy20 minVillefranche-sur-Saône (28 km)
Hidden Treasures Circuit
Village visitEasy1:00Villefranche-sur-Saône (28 km)

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Hotels

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