Caluire-et-Cuire (; frp, Caluéres-et-Cuéres) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Metropolis of Lyon
The Metropolis of Lyon (french: Métropole de Lyon), also known as ("Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity located in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly elected metropolitan authority encompassing t ...
in
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...
region
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in eastern
France
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.
It is the fifth-largest
suburb
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of the city of
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
, and lies 4 km north-by-east of Lyon.
Population
Neighbourhoods
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Le Bourg
Le Bourg (; oc, Lo Borg) is a commune located in the Lot department and Occitanie region of southwestern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Lot department
The following is a list of the 313 communes of the Lot department of F ...
*
Vassieux Vassieux may refer to:
* Vassieux-en-Vercors, a municipality in the department of Drôme, France
* Vassieux (quarter), a neighborhood in Caluire-et-Cuire, France
* Jean Vassieux (1949-2021), a former ice hockey player in the French Ice Hockey Hall ...
*
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
*
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 to the north and east.
It was designed by landscape architect Alain Provo ...
References
External links
Town council website(in French)
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Communes of Lyon Metropolis
Lyonnais