Church

Église de la Sainte-Famille

Villeurbanne, Lyon

Address

9 rue Longchamp, 69100 Villeurbanne

Source: villeurbanne.fr, checked 12 Nov 2026.

Rose-window facade of the Église de la Sainte-Famille in Villeurbanne — Photo: TouN / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Art deco church dating from 1937, long important to the Italian community and seat of a sacred art biennale since 1996.

Time needed 20 minutes

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Place Croix-Luizet market Market
Thursday and Saturday. Next: Sat 14 Nov · Place Croix-Luizet, Villeurbanne
A food market at Place Croix-Luizet in Villeurbanne, running Thursday and Saturday, as listed in the Métropole de Lyon's open data on market sites.
Free entry · Map · Source: Métropole de Lyon (open data, Licence Ouverte 2.0) · Marché Place Croix-Luizet

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Nearby

Nécropole nationale de la Doua Landmark · 6 min walk Military cemetery with 6,346 graves of soldiers who died for France, visible from the ring road. Parc de la Feyssine Park · 12 min walk Urban nature park of 45 hectares on a former water catchment area beside the Rhône, left to grow wild, opened in 2002. Centre Culturel et de la Vie Associative Landmark · 18 min walk Municipal venue with two large halls used for shows, conferences, exhibitions and dances, and the base of the city's associations department. Les Gratte-ciel Neighbourhood · 19 min walk Town-centre district built around the Palais du Travail and the town hall from the 1930s on the initiative of mayor Lazare Goujon. Le Zola Landmark · 19 min walk Cinema bought by the city in 1980 and the last survivor of about twenty cinemas in interwar Villeurbanne, run by the association Pour le Cinéma. Hôtel de ville de Villeurbanne Landmark · 21 min walk Town hall completed in 1934 to a design by Robert Giroud, with a 65-metre belfry and large central halls.

Around Villeurbanne

Gratte-ciel, theatre and a big public library

Villeurbanne is a separate town on Lyon's eastern border, centred on the Gratte-ciel district that mayor Lazare Goujon began in the 1930s. The Palais du Travail, the town hall and the Théâtre National Populaire sit around one square.

Villeurbanne has 16 places on the Roam Lyon map: 8 landmarks, 2 museums, 2 parks and gardens, 2 churches and cathedrals, 1 neighbourhood and 1 day trip. Read the Villeurbanne guide.

Théâtre National Populaire Landmark · 22 min walk
Palais du Travail Landmark · 23 min walk
Église Saint-Athanase Church · 25 min walk
Astroballe Landmark · 2.3 km away
Jardin des tout-petits Park · 2.3 km away
Institut d'art contemporain Museum · 2.3 km away
Le Rize Museum · 2.4 km away
Studio 24 Landmark · 2.8 km away

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What is the address of Église de la Sainte-Famille?: 9 rue Longchamp, 69100 Villeurbanne.
How long do you need at Église de la Sainte-Famille?: Plan for 20 minutes.

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