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This article lists the main streets and squares in Lyon, France. [1] This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (September 2009
The northern part of the street was created by the Lyon architect Jean-Antoine Morand in late 18th century, almost completed in 1848, [2] then extended to the south by the prefect Claude-Marius Vaïsse in 1857. Several houses in the street were built by architects Journoud, Lablatinière, Prosper Bissuel and Felix Bellemain.
The street is named after Bertrand du Guesclin (1320-1380), a Constable of France. The part between the Rue de Sèze and the Cours Franklin Roosevelt marks the boundary of the site of the historic center of Lyon. In the 1850s and 1860s, the notable restaurant Fredouillère was located at number 169 and held many political meetings. [5]
The Avenue Berthelot is a street in the 7th and 8th arrondissements of Lyon. In an east-west axis, it connects the Gallieni Bridge to the Place du 11-Novembre 1918, it is then extended by the Avenue Jean Mermoz until the A43 autoroute. The avenue goes through La Guillotière and Le Bachut quarters.
The 19th-century Lyon historian and writer Aimé Vingtrinier lived at No. 3, what is recalled by a plate affixed to the door. [7] Among famous inhabitants of the street, there were Jean-Jacques Rousseau, many judges, treasurers, sculptors and architects in the 18th and 19th century. Lyon poet Alexis Rousset was born this street.
The almanac of Lyon was printed in this street from 1740 to 1836. [4] Among the famous residents of the street are Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1509) who held the secret society named l'Agla, Langlai brothers who printed Simon Maupin 's Lyon map, and writer André Steyert who was born in this street in 1830.
Lyon [c] (Franco-Provençal: Liyon) is the second-largest city in France by urban area and the third largest by city limits. [14] It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, 58 km (36 mi) northeast of Saint-Étienne.
In 1856, there were very significant flooding which caused damage to houses which were replaced by buildings. [2] Architect Joseph-Dominique Moreau rebuild many of them in the street. [ 11 ] At number 139, a plaque indicates that French aerospace engineer Charles Voisin was born there, on 12 July 1882.