Landmark

Nécropole nationale de la Doua

Villeurbanne, Lyon

Address
Croix Luizet, 69100 Villeurbanne

Source: villeurbanne.fr, checked 12 Nov 2026.

Rows of white crosses at the Nécropole nationale de la Doua in Villeurbanne
Photo: Benoît Prieur / Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0)

Military cemetery with 6,346 graves of soldiers who died for France, visible from the ring road.

Time needed 30 minutes
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Nearby

Église de la Sainte-Famille Church · 6 min walk Art deco church dating from 1937, long important to the Italian community and seat of a sacred art biennale since 1996. Parc de la Feyssine Park · 8 min walk Urban nature park of 45 hectares on a former water catchment area beside the Rhône, left to grow wild, opened in 2002. Le Zola Landmark · 23 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. Les Gratte-ciel Neighbourhood · 24 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. Centre Culturel et de la Vie Associative Landmark · 24 min walk Municipal venue with two large halls used for shows, conferences, exhibitions and dances, and the base of the city's associations department. Hôtel de ville de Villeurbanne Landmark · 2.1 km away 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.

Good to know

What is the address of Nécropole nationale de la Doua?
Croix Luizet, 69100 Villeurbanne.
How long do you need at Nécropole nationale de la Doua?
Plan for 30 minutes.

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