La Croix-Rousse

E79036

district hill neighborhood

La Croix-Rousse is a historic hilltop district in Lyon, France, known for its silk-weaving heritage, steep slopes, and distinctive village-like atmosphere.

Aliases (2)

Croix-Rousse ×1
Pentes de la Croix-Rousse ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	district → hill → neighborhood →
country	France →
elevation	hilltop above central Lyon →
hasArchitecturalStyle	19th-century workers’ housing →
hasCulturalInstitution	Maison des Canuts → Mur des Canuts (mural) → Théâtre de la Croix-Rousse →
hasDemography	mixed working-class and middle-class population →
hasEconomicActivity	artisan workshops → cafés and restaurants → small shops →
hasFeature	covered passageways (traboules) →
hasLandmark	Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules (near lower slopes) → Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse NERFINISHED → Gros Caillou →
hasPart	Pentes de la Croix-Rousse → Plateau de la Croix-Rousse →
hasStreetPattern	narrow streets → steep stairways →
hasTransport	Croix-Rousse metro station → Hénon metro station → bus lines of TCL network →
hasUse	residential district → tourist destination →
heritage	silk-weaving →
historicalRole	center of Lyon silk industry → workers’ district for canuts →
knownFor	canut history → silk-weaving industry → steep slopes → traboules → village-like atmosphere →
locatedEastOf	Saône River NERFINISHED →
locatedIn	Lyon →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → Metropolis of Lyon →
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
locatedNorthOf	Presqu’île of Lyon →
locatedOn	Rhône River (overlooking) → Saône River (overlooking) →
locatedWestOf	Rhône River →
partOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Site of Lyon → historic center of Lyon →
significantEvent	Canut revolts →
touristAttraction	panoramic views over Lyon →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lyon →	hasDistrict
La Croix-Rousse ("Pentes de la Croix-Rousse") →	hasPart
Traboules of Lyon ("Croix-Rousse") →	partOf