Parc de Parilly is an
urban park
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (United Kingdom, UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and oth ...
in the
communes of
Bron and
Vénissieux
Vénissieux (; Arpitan language, Arpitan: or in the Lyonnais dialect) is a Communes of France, commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in eastern France.
Geography
Vénissieux is located on the sou ...
,
Lyon Metropolis. Created in 1937, the park encompasses an area of .
The park includes numerous sport facilities, including a running track, a hippodrome, and basketball courts. It is accessible by
Lyon Metro Line D at ''Parilly'' station, by
line T2 of the
tramway at ''Parilly Université–Hippodrome'' station, and by
bus 39.
History
In 1926, Lyon's mayor
Édouard Herriot wanted to create a park in the east part of the city. The mayor of Bron at the time disapproved of the project because he thought that there was more important work that should be done, most notably the construction of housing for workers in the industrial district. However, in 1937 the city council approved the park and held a contest to select a designer. Pierre Bellemain was chosen to design the park, but the start of the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
temporarily put the project on hold.
The was inaugurated in 1965.
Facilities
Previously managed by the
department of Rhone, the park has been managed by
Lyon Metropolis since 1 January 2015. The park is known for its hippodrome and its numerous sports fields, including 11 football fields, 7 basketball courts, 2 running tracks, 1 rugby pitch, 3 handball courts, 1 baseball diamond, and 1 cricket pitch.
See also
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2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
*
Parks in Lyon The city of Lyon and its urban area have several parks. The main parks in the inner city include Jardin des Chartreux in the 1st arrondissement, Parc Bazin, Parc Chambovet and Parc Sisley in the 3rd arrondissement, Parc de la Cerisaie, Parc Francis ...
References
External links
Official Bron website for the park
Official Vénissieux website for the park
Parks in Lyon
1937 establishments in France
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