Saint-Paul is a quarter located in the

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. It was named after the parish church. Located in the perimeter saved registered to the

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, it is one of the three parishes of the

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, the historic center of the city. The quarter is mainly served by the line C3 of the

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and the train station named

Gare de Lyon-Saint-Paul Lyon-Saint-Paul is a railway station in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon, France. It is located in the area of the same name at the northern end of the Vieux Lyon quarter, between the base of the Fourvière hill and the river Saône. The stati ...

. In 1880, the statue of Chancellor Gerson, sculpted by the

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, was installed rue Saint-Paul, in front of the church."La construction de la gare Saint-Paul et l'aménagement des abords
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Notable buildings and structures

Among its notable buildings are : * the Église Saint-Paul * many

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s *

rue Lainerie The Rue Lainerie is an ancient cobbled pedestrian street of the Vieux Lyon quarter, in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon. From north to south, it connects two quarters, Saint-Paul and Saint-Jean, and more precisely the Place du Change and the Place S ...

, a paved

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* rue Juiverie, a pedestrian street * the hôtel Bullioud, built by architect

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, in 1536

Photos

File:Saint-Paul (Lyon).jpg, Gare Saint-Paul and Église Saint-Paul File:GareStPaulLyon.JPG, Gare Saint-Paul, facade File:Enseigne Rue Juiverie Lyon.jpg, Rue Juiverie

References

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