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Lyon 06, Lyon — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Broad avenues edge Lyon 06, the Brotteaux quarter of Lyon known for the Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon and Église Saint-Joseph des Brotteaux.
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Where to stay in Lyon 06
Where visitors usually base themselves, and why.
Where you stay in Lyon 06 runs between the parkland edge and the old Brotteaux streets. The northern side opens onto the Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon and the Musée d'histoire naturelle - Guimet, a green quarter of wide avenues and stately blocks that suits travellers who want space and calm near the gardens of Lyon. Southward the grid tightens.
Its streets gather around Église Saint-Joseph des Brotteaux and the église de la Rédemption, a settled residential base of tall stone frontages a short walk from the parks and museums.
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Parkland edge
Wide avenues and stately blocks opening onto the Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon and the Musée d'histoire naturelle - Guimet.Find hotels in Parkland edgeStone-fronted streets near Église Saint-Joseph des BrotteauxBrotteaux grid
A settled residential grid around Église Saint-Joseph des Brotteaux and the église de la Rédemption, steps from the parks of Lyon.Find hotels in Brotteaux gridHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Lyon
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Museums & Galleries
3- Musée d'histoire naturelle - Guimet
- Contemporary Arts Museum of Lyon
- Maison des Canuts
Churches & Religious Sites
3- Église Saint-Polycarpe Heritage
- église de la Rédemption (Lyon)
- Église Saint-Joseph des Brotteaux
Stadiums & Sports
3- Vélodrome Georges-Préveral
- boules du parc stade Louis Pradel
- ASB Grognard
Landmarks & Notable Places
2- Maison de Claudius Linossier
- Maison Valla
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About Lyon 06
What are the main landmarks in Lyon 06?
The main landmarks in Lyon 06 gather between the parkland and the old Brotteaux avenues. Green space defines the north. The Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon and the Musée d'histoire naturelle - Guimet draw visitors to the gardens, while the Vélodrome Georges-Préveral marks the sporting edge of the quarter.
Among the streets Église Saint-Joseph des Brotteaux and the église de la Rédemption rise over the residential grid, and the Monument à Diego Brosset stands as one of the civic markers of this part of Lyon.
What is the history of Lyon 06?
Lyon 06 grew as the Brotteaux quarter of Lyon, laid out in wide avenues on the flat ground beyond the older city. Planning shaped it. Its ordered grid of stone frontages rose as a residential district, and Église Saint-Joseph des Brotteaux and the église de la Rédemption mark the churches built for the growing quarter.
The Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon and the Musée d'histoire naturelle - Guimet joined the gardens as the parkland edge took form, giving the Brotteaux its long standing as one of the green and settled parts of Lyon.
Where is Lyon 06?
Lyon 06 spreads across flat parkland ground in Lyon, edged by the Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon to the north and Église Saint-Joseph des Brotteaux among its streets.
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Parkland edge: Green calm by the Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon. Brotteaux grid: Stone-fronted streets near Église Saint-Joseph des Brotteaux.
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Updated October 2026