Park

Parc de la Feyssine

Villeurbanne, Lyon

Address
Entre le campus de la Doua et le Rhône, 69100 Villeurbanne

Source: grandlyon.com, checked 12 Nov 2026.

Sheep grazing in a meadow of the Parc de la Feyssine in Villeurbanne
Photo: Romainbehar / Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0)

Urban nature park of 45 hectares on a former water catchment area beside the Rhône, left to grow wild, opened in 2002.

Time needed 1.5 hours
Free
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Nearby

Nécropole nationale de la Doua Landmark · 8 min walk Military cemetery with 6,346 graves of soldiers who died for France, visible from the ring road. Église de la Sainte-Famille Church · 12 min walk Art deco church dating from 1937, long important to the Italian community and seat of a sacred art biennale since 1996. Le Zola Landmark · 2.1 km away 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. Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon (macLYON) Museum · 2.2 km away Contemporary art museum at the Cité Internationale beside the park, a main venue of the 18th Biennale de Lyon until 13 December 2026. Chalet du Parc Cafe · 2.2 km away Restored lakeside chalet reopened in September 2026 with a local-produce restaurant, workshops, exhibitions and a forest serious game. Les Gratte-ciel Neighbourhood · 2.2 km away Town-centre district built around the Palais du Travail and the town hall from the 1930s on the initiative of mayor Lazare Goujon.

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 Parc de la Feyssine?
Entre le campus de la Doua et le Rhône, 69100 Villeurbanne.
How long do you need at Parc de la Feyssine?
Plan for 1.5 hours.

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