Landmark

Place Sathonay

Croix-Rousse, Lyon

Address
Place Sathonay, 69001 Lyon

Source: fetedeslumieres.lyon.fr, checked 12 Nov 2026.

Statue and plane trees in Place Sathonay on the Croix-Rousse slopes in Lyon
Photo: Alexmar983 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Square at the foot of the slopes where the 1st arrondissement town hall stands, with remains of a Carthusian nuns' convent of around 1300 inside the building.

Time needed 20 minutes
Free
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What's on near Place Sathonay

Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Place Sathonay, from the weekly Lyon events calendar.

Smaller local events nearby

  • Emilie CHASLES #2 Comedy

    Fri 13 Nov, Sat 21 Nov · La Girafe, Presqu'île

    A one-woman show at La Girafe café-théâtre on the dates listed on its programme page.

    €15 · from 21:00 · Map · Source: La Girafe

  • L’Anniversaire de Gabriel(le) Comedy

    Sat 14 Nov, Thu 10 Dec, Sat 16 Jan, Thu 11 Feb · La Girafe, Presqu'île

    An improv show at La Girafe café-théâtre on the dates listed on its programme page.

    From €10 · from 21:00 · Map · Source: La Girafe

  • Truc Comedy

    Sat 21 Nov, Sat 23 Jan · La Girafe, Presqu'île

    An improv show at La Girafe café-théâtre on the dates listed on its programme page.

    €15 · from 19:00 · Map · Source: La Girafe

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Nearby

Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules Landmark · 2 min walk Remains of the Roman amphitheatre finished in 19 AD, with retaining walls set into the Jardin des Plantes, where the first Christian martyrs of Gaul... Jardin des Plantes Park · 2 min walk Sloping garden of 7,790 square metres on the Croix-Rousse hill, a former botanical garden whose orangery moved to the Parc de la Tête d'Or in 1857. Place des Terreaux Landmark · 4 min walk Square in front of the Hôtel de Ville, centred on the Bartholdi fountain by the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty. Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon Museum · 4 min walk Fine arts museum in a former abbey, with collections from antiquity to modern art and a garden courtyard. Hôtel de Ville de Lyon Landmark · 6 min walk City hall built from 1646 to 1672, facing the opera and the Place des Terreaux, damaged by fire in 1674 and 1803 and still home to the city council. Cour des Voraces Landmark · 6 min walk Courtyard with a monumental open staircase of six flights from 1825 to 1826, and a traboule linking place Colbert to montée Saint-Sébastien and rue...

Around Croix-Rousse

Silk workers' hill, traboules and Sunday markets

The Croix-Rousse is the hill north of the Presqu'île where Lyon's canuts wove silk in tall workshops with high ceilings. The slopes above place des Terreaux and the plateau around the boulevard now hold markets, theatres and a neighbourhood that still feels separate from the centre.

Croix-Rousse has 14 places on the Roam Lyon map: 5 landmarks, 2 museums, 2 parks and gardens, 2 markets, 2 special spots and 1 church or cathedral. Read the Croix-Rousse guide.

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Good to know

What is the address of Place Sathonay?
Place Sathonay, 69001 Lyon.
How long do you need at Place Sathonay?
Plan for 20 minutes.

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