Historic Site of Lyon
Also known as Lyon old town, Vieux Lyon
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
France
Inscribed
1998
Area
30 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic Site of Lyon is in Lyon. The nearest other World Heritage site is The Climats, terroirs of Burgundy, about 140 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Lyon · about 1,423,000 peopleat the site
- Saint-Étienne · about 266,000 peopleabout 50 km south-west
- Roanne · about 73,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
- Grenoble · about 389,000 peopleabout 95 km south-east
- Annecy · about 106,000 peopleabout 100 km east
- Geneva · about 1,240,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
FranceCultural144 km away
FranceCultural153 km away
FranceCultural156 km away
SwitzerlandCultural169 km away
FranceCultural181 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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