Caluire-et-Cuire (; ) is a
commune in the
Metropolis of Lyon
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in the
department of
Rhône
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,
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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, eastern
France
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.
It is the fifth-largest
suburb
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of the city of
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
, and lies 4 km north-by-east of Lyon.
Population
Neighbourhoods
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Le Bourg
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Vassieux
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Cuire-le-Bas (quarter)
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Cuire-le-Haut (quarter)
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Saint-Clair
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Le Vernay
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Montessuy
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Bissardon
See also
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Parc Saint-Clair
() is a public greenspace in the quarter of Saint-Clair in the commune Caluire-et-Cuire near Lyon. The park has an area of , is bordered by the Rhône to the south and the Boulevard périphérique de Lyon to the north and east.
It was designed ...
References
External links
Town council website(in French)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Caluireetcuire
Communes of Lyon Metropolis
Lyonnais