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Lyon 07, Lyon — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Iron halls and sports grounds mark Lyon 07, the Gerland quarter of Lyon known for the Halle Tony Garnier and the Palais des Sports de Gerland.
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Where to stay in Lyon 07
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
Where you stay in Lyon 07 splits between the old industrial south and the streets nearer the centre. Down toward Gerland the ground is open, built around the Halle Tony Garnier, the Palais des Sports de Gerland, and the plaine de jeux de Gerland, a working quarter of former factories and event halls that suits travellers drawn to sport, concerts, and space away from the crowds of Lyon. To the north the grid fills in.
Its streets near église Notre-Dame-des-Anges give a denser, better-connected base within easy reach of the older core.
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Gerland
An open southern quarter of event halls and grounds around the Halle Tony Garnier, the Palais des Sports de Gerland, and the plaine de jeux de Gerland.Find hotels in GerlandConnected streets near église Notre-Dame-des-AngesNorthern grid
A denser residential grid by église Notre-Dame-des-Anges, closer to the older core of Lyon.Find hotels in Northern 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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Churches & Religious Sites
2- église Notre-Dame-des-Anges de Lyon
- Église Saint-Antoine de Lyon
Stadiums & Sports
3- Halle Tony Garnier Heritage
- Palais des Sports de Gerland Heritage
- piscine de Gerland
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About Lyon 07
What are the main landmarks in Lyon 07?
The main landmarks in Lyon 07 gather across the sporting and industrial south. Big halls dominate Gerland. The Halle Tony Garnier and the Palais des Sports de Gerland anchor the district, with the piscine de Gerland and the plaine de jeux de Gerland spreading their grounds nearby, and the stade Tola Vologe set among the sports fields.
Among the streets the churches mark the quarter, with église Notre-Dame-des-Anges and Église Saint-Antoine rising over the grid toward the older centre of Lyon; Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul lies toward Lyon 08.
What is the history of Lyon 07?
Lyon 07 grew as the southern industrial ground of Lyon, the flat land where factories and halls took root. Industry made Gerland. Its open plain drew the great markets and works, and the Halle Tony Garnier survives as the iron hall built for that trade, later turned to concerts and events.
The Palais des Sports de Gerland and the plaine de jeux de Gerland carried the sporting life that followed, while église Notre-Dame-des-Anges marks the church life of the growing working quarter.
Where is Lyon 07?
Lyon 07 covers the flat southern plain of Lyon, anchored by the Halle Tony Garnier in Gerland.
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What is the best area to stay in Lyon 07?
Gerland: Concerts and sport by the Halle Tony Garnier. Northern grid: Connected streets near église Notre-Dame-des-Anges.
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Updated October 2026