Parc de la Feyssine

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Parc de la Feyssine

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View of the park from the Raymond Poincaré bridge
Type Urban park
Location Villeurbanne, France
Coordinates 45°47′12″N4°52′22″E / 45.7867°N 4.8728°E / 45.7867; 4.8728 Coordinates: 45°47′12″N4°52′22″E / 45.7867°N 4.8728°E / 45.7867; 4.8728
Area 55 hectares (0.55 km2)
Created 2002
Status Open all year

Le Parc de la Feyssine is a park in Lyon, France.

Situated between the Rhone river and the college campus of La Doua in Villeurbanne and to the north of Lyon, Parc de la Feyssine was created on former marshlands to serve as a passage from Parc de la Tête d'or to the Grand Parc de Miribel-Jonage. [1] Opened in 2002, it is wooded over 50% of its surface, and has trails for walking, mountain biking and running, including a circular path and the "chemin hectomètrique", a path with informational exhibits every 100m.

Villeurbanne Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Lyon Prefecture and commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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References

  1. Grandin-Maurin, Catherine; Lemahieu, Mireille; Nourry, Louis-Michel (June 2009). CAUE du Rhône, ed. Parcs, jardins et paysages du Rhône (in French). Conseil d'architecture, d'urbanisme et d'environnement. p. 289. ISBN   9782912533173.