| Eurexpo | |
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| Location | Chassieu, Metropolis of Lyon, France |
| Coordinates | 45°43′51″N4°57′01″E / 45.7308°N 4.9503°E |
| Owner | Société d’Exploitation du Centre de Conventions et d’Expositions de Lyon |
| Built | 1984 |
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| • Total space | 130,000 square metres (1,400,000 sq ft) |
| Parking | 13,000 spaces |
| Public transit access |   Eurexpo  Eurexpo |
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Eurexpo is a convention center and exhibition hall in the commune of Chassieu, south-east of Lyon. It is the site of the annual Foire de Lyon.
Built in 1984, the 110-hectare (270-acre) site includes 13,000 parking spaces, a total exhibition space of 130,000 square metres (1,400,000 square feet) made up of thirteen exhibition halls ranging from 2,000 square metres (22,000 sq ft) to 12,000 square metres (130,000 sq ft), and an outdoor exhibition area of 51,000 square metres (550,000 sq ft). [1] [2] [3] Eurexpo also houses seven restaurants and seven bars.
The center hosts annual exhibitions including the Foire de Lyon, the Salon Equita' de Lyon , the Salon Primevère , and the Salon Europack Euromanut.
Eurexpo is served by the TCL public transport network at the station Eurexpo:
(station Eurexpo is served even without exhibition in Eurexpo, except during summer) 
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at Grange Blanche (bus line N100 running only during exhibitions at Eurexpo) 
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Rhônexpress at Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie Rhônexpress rail shuttle at Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie
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