The 1st arrondissement of Lyon (French: 1e 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.
This zone is served by the metro lines and .
History
Les pentes (the slopes Croix-Rousse, which were situated in the Franc-Lyonnais, are integrated to the city of Lyon since 1512, when Louis XII decided to build a fortification on the top of the hill Saint-Sébastien (name of Croix-Rousse in the Middle Ages) to defend the city.
The arrondissement was created 24 March 1852 (also the date of the creation of the 5 first arrondissements).
Geography
Area and demographics
Located in the centre of the presqu'île, the 1st arrondissement is the smallest of all the arrondissements de Lyon. Around the place des Terreaux, bars and pubs across the street make the 1st arrondissement one of the more animated the night and days.
Area: 151 ha (370 acres)
1999: 26,861 inhabitants
2005: 28,100 inhabitants
2006: 28,210 inhabitants
2007: 30,024 inhabitants
Density of 18,682 inhabitants per square kilometre (48,390/sq mi)
Quarters
The 1st arrondissement of Lyon is composed of four districts :