Saint-Genis-Laval

Saint-Genis-Laval

Travel guide and tourist information

Travel guide and tourist information

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION			CLOSEST TOWNS
Town	Saint-Genis-Laval		Oullins at 2.6 km (5 min)
Insee code	69204		Pierre-Bénite at 3.1 km (6 min)
Postcode	69230		Irigny at 4 km (8 min)
Latitude	45.6919990		Brignais at 4.6 km (8 min)
Longitude	4.7927680		La Mulatière at 4.9 km (10 min)
Altitude	From 171 to 302 meters		Chaponost at 5.3 km (9 min)
Surface	12.92 km²		Vourles at 5.7 km (9 min)
Population	20300 inhabitants		Charly at 5.9 km (9 min)
Density	1571 inhabitants/km²		Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon at 6.4 km (13 min)
National label			Saint-Fons at 8 km (11 min)
Chief town	Lyon (at 14.8 km, 18 min)		Millery at 8.3 km (12 min)
Department	Rhône		Lyon at 9 km (16 min)
Region	Rhône-Alpes		Search another town

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• Some common characteristics:

• Area: 1226 ha.
• Altitude: 169 m at the lowest point (The Fly) and 307 m highest point (Observatory).
• The Common Saint-Genis-Laval is twinned with Pontassieve (Italy), near Florence, since September 2000 and Saliste (Romania), since March 2002.

• Location:

• 8 km from the center of Lyon
• Canton Saint-Genis-Laval has 4 common Brignais, Chaponost Vourles Saint-Genis-Laval and who is the chief town of Canton.
• Saint-Genis-Laval is part of Greater Lyon, which includes 57 municipalities.

• Population:

• 20 300 inhabitants at the 2005 census further.
• The town had 5 049 inhabitants in 1949, 19 153 in 1990 and 19 790 in the 1999 census.
• The inhabitants are called Saint-Genis-Laval St. Genoa and the Genoese St.

• History:

• Saint-Genis-Laval named after Saint Genis or Genest, actor Roman martyred under Diocletian. In the early 13th century to distinguish it from other villages of the same name, he said the quality of "Valley", which in the 15th century, turned into "laval". The first mention of Saint-Genis date of 807: it is a gift of the Archbishop Leidrade hospitals of Saint-Romain and Saint-Genis.
• In 984 it is mentioned for the first time in the parish of Saint-Genis as part of the properties of the archbishop of Lyon, in the enumeration of the 52 parishes of the Metropolitan Church of Lyons. Gradually, the archbishop resigned his possessions in favor of Canons of the Chapter of St. John. They are the ones who did build the castle on the highest part of the village, where is the present church. In the 13th century, they did fortify the village and in 1447 the wall was rebuilt.
• The current configuration of the center of the city still shows between the route of the medieval remains of the walls, an ancient tower in the garden of the rectory (jail time), the North Gate (restored in the 18th century) and half turn embedded in houses, rue des Halles. Canons of St. John possessed the territory Laye, a fortified house where Pope Clement 5th came to rest in 1306, after his coronation in the church of Saint-Just in Lyon. Still nothing. From the 13th century, the pilgrimage to Notre-Dame-de-Beaune attracted crowds: there is a chapel rebuilt at the end of last century on the site of the miraculous spring. In November 1434, Saint-Genis was occupied by the Burgundians.
• At the time of the League, the Duke of Nemours quartered in Saint-Genis with his army and there he signed a truce with Alfonso d'Ornano, Lieutenant of the King of Navarre, May 25, 1592. In 1764, Route de Lyon / Saint-Etienne was created. During the revolution, Saint-Genis-Laval became known as "the Patriot Genis. This is the Castle Tower (built by the family of Villars and of which we can see the monumental steps) that was the seat of the court of the Management District Executive of the campaign Common stamped (Lyon), chaired by actor Dumanoir . In 1853, the Marist brothers settled in Saint-Genis in property Dumontet, which will become the parent of the congregation. The Arquebuse the Hermitage, vulnerary well known in Lyon will be manufactured until 1962. In 1866, the Empress Eugenie buy Longchen Castle (18th century property Octavio Mey, inventor of the manufacture of silk) and donated to hospices civils de Lyon to make a hospital Sainte Eugenie.
• In 1887 was inaugurated the observatory on the heights of Saint-Genis-Laval near the coast of Fort Lorette was built a few years later, in 1895. This same fort, August 20, 1944, was the scene of the tragic massacre of 120 prisoners of Montluc victims of Nazi barbarism.

• Some personalities St. Genois:

• Mittifiot Fernand Belair (1849-1928). Painter, he is running, among others, the paintings of the choir of the church Saint-Genis-Laval.
• Balouzet Armand (1858-1905). Landscape painter, and award-winning works.
• Jaboulay Mathieu (1860-1913). Illustrious chief surgeon of the Hotel Dieu, he allowed his name to innovative surgical techniques. His brilliant career was cut short by his tragic death in the accident railway Paris-Melun.
• Francois Berthet (1873-1956). Musician, composer of chamber music and choir room for it to Beauregard died at his nephews Ricard.
• Darcieux Francisco (1880-1951). Studied music at the Conservatory of Lyon and the Schola Cantorum in Paris. He composed many sonatas and choral works.
• André Paillot (1885-1944). He created a laboratory to Saint-Genis-Laval scientific study of insects and diseases. For his research, he acquired the scientific world in an international authority of the successor of Pasteur. His four children are illustrated in the resistance.
• Paul of Aubarède (1899-1976). Engineer, he developed the famous "floating motor". Her passion for local history was an inexhaustible storyteller and scholar.

City Saint-Genis-Laval has a remarkable heritage including:

• The villa Chapuis:

• Located at 45 Avenue Clemenceau, the villa Chapuis is a 19th century building which housed the departments of the City Council from 1937 to 1977.
• It is included in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments since December 19, 1986. On the ground floor in the ceremonial parts that displayed all the luxuries. Its interiors are remarkable (paintings, stained glass, ceramic and wood), made from 1895 to 1897 by Michel Chapuis, musician.
• It has similarities with Villa Lumiere and was designed by the same architect, Charles Alex.

• The flag Pignet:

• Located at 116 Avenue Clemenceau, the pavilion of 16 sq is protected by the buildings of France, prohibiting its demolition since the discovery on its walls, wallpaper in historic value. This is a panoramic wallpaper, representing the railroad from Saint-Etienne to Lyon. This tapestry dated 1840 and is attributed to the manufacture Pignet company formerly St. Genoise.

• Historical Park Beauregard:

• The Chateau de Beauregard, a magnificent summer residence of the Florentine banker Thomas Gadagne, received the visit of King Charles 9th and Court of France in 1525. The castle itself, there are only a few ruins of the Italian architecture of the 16th century, but the terraced gardens and 16th century nymphaeum also still give an idea of the beauty of the place.
• Note, the Orangerie Park, dating from the 16th century and recently restored to house a festival of early music.
• The field Beauregard extends over 15 hectares. It comprises two distinct parts: a sports complex and park history. It is included in the supplementary inventory of historical monuments since July 20, 1943. It is owned by the municipality.

• Hospitals:

• Hospital Sainte Eugenie: 1, Avenue Clemenceau. It is the Empress Eugenie, who donated the castle Longchen in 1867 to install a "refuge for convalescents" came to inaugurate it in 1869 with the Prince Imperial. Hospital merged in 1979 with Jules Courmont hospital.
• Hospital Henry Gabrielle Vourles Road. On an old tenement Castle Tower, Villa Alice has been built and purchased in 1958 by the Hospices Civils de Lyon to install a functional rehabilitation center in 1969-1970.

• The Center of Lyon:

• It was founded by Charles Andre 1887, at the time of Camille Flammarion. It was then positional astronomy.
• Astronomers assured the service time for the city of Lyon and published every day, agricultural weather forecasting, with an outspoken critic of the nomination yesterday. From 1920, the work of the observatory turned resolutely towards astrophysics.
• The comments were made on the site Saint-Genis-Laval until the end of the Second World War.
• The observatory of Haute Provence, put into service shortly thereafter provided more favorable conditions and advances in instrumentation now require exceptional sites, although very remote islands such as Hawaii or the Cordillera Andes in Chile, which were equipped with large telescopes.
• The Center of Lyon is one of nine French national observatories. It is situated 300 m above sea level west of Saint-Genis-Laval. The 4 hectares of land owned by the city of Lyon, and buildings at the University of Lyon. An expansion project, supported notably by the municipality of Genova St., Grand Lyon, region, department and the city of Lyon will increase the resources available for research and dissemination of scientific knowledge by the end 2006.

• The Fortifications:

• Nevertheless, around the church, some remains of early fortifications (Vingtain The 13th century).
• The remains of the fortifications of the 15th century, the north gate (up Alsace-Lorraine), a tower in the garden of the rectory and walls, up Anne-Marie Barnoud and in the gardens of some houses.

• The Coast Fort Lorette:

• Coast Loreto, a strong defense of the crown of Lyon, built in 1895 on the highest point of the town. Its seven hectares (containing water tank, leisure park and esplanade of memory) since 1975 are part of municipal assets. The beauty of the site is equal to its isolation. Location sadly known for having been the scene of the massacre of 120 prisoners of Montluc, August 20, 1944. At the site of the house keeper's Fort, a monument was inaugurated September 28, 1947.

• The Laundry in Platte:

• Avenue de Beauregard.
• Former Basin irrigation area Beauregard public lavatory built in the early 19th century.

• Religious buildings:

• The Parish Church Place Coupat. Rebuilt in 1781 on the site of the old church she has been subject to various additions and improvements from 1844. Inside, statues, woodwork, altar, stained glass and paintings are interesting.
• The Carillon: In 1880, Canon Coupat organized a carillon of 10 bells. The oldest Domina was baptized in 1768. The carillon was electrified in 1938. The eleventh Millenaria bell has been placed in the steeple in 1985 following a warrant by Aspali launched in 1984 to commemorate the millennium of Saint-Genis-Laval.
• The Institute of the Marist Brothers, St. Francisco Darcieux: The Congregation of the Marist Brothers purchased the estate of Montet in 1853 to house its parent who will remain until 1961. This is where the Arquebuse the Hermitage, with a thousand virtues water was distilled until 1963. Since 1970, the school St. Thomas Aquinas-Veritas is installed in a part of the premises.
• Chapel Beaunant: In 1308, he mentions a pilgrimage chapel in the valley of Beaune. It was destroyed during the Revolution and was rebuilt in 1857. Parish from 1862 to 2002.

• Old Saint-Genis-Laval:

• The House of Fields: Country Houses of the rich burghers of Lyon since the early 16th century, they are generally composed of a dwelling house more or less richly decorated, which is surrounded by a pleasure garden (regular beds, bathroom shade, pools and fountains). The farm buildings are more or less similar and demonstrate the importance of cultivated land (mainly the vine until the late 19th century).

• Some areas:

• Beauregard, Domaine de Gadagne and Fisicat.
• La Tour: Property in the 16th century the famous family Villars which was signed in 1592 a truce between the Duke of Nemours and Alfonso d'Ornano, Lieutenant of the King of Navarre. During the Revolution, where sat the Executive Directory of the City Campaign - Freed (Lyon): courtrooms and prisons remain.
• Lumagne or Citadel: Built in the 17th century Lumagne Bartholomew, an Italian banker.
• Loreto: In the 14th century a pilgrimage chapel was built near a spring. The area was formed around her, from the 15th century and the buildings were developed during the 17th and 18th century. The present chapel dates from 1720 and was separated from the area in 1984.
• Longchen: In the 17th century it was owned by Octavio Mey, famous in the world of textiles for the improvements he brought to the weaving of velvet. Currently hospital.
• La Martiniere: Area 17th century by Gerard de la Martiniere. In 1791 it was acquired by Antoine Richoud that installed a wallpaper factory. He came by inheritance to the family of Belair. Fernand Belair decorated church Saint-Genis-Laval and had his studio.
• The Clavelle: Domain substantial 16th century.
• The Milanese: The estate was built in several times during the 15th century.
• Pragomard: In 1446 a mansion was built over a vast area. Property in the 16th century Strozzi.
• Sovereign Stone: House built in the 19th century near the Sovereign Stone, which was carried Jacques de Bourbon wounded at the Battle of Brignais.
• The Tassin: Property in the 18th century Joseph Odile Guyot, an adviser to King, notary at Lyons.

Many parks are at your disposition and beautiful walks are possible.

• Walks in the countryside:

• Strolls or singing birds in undergrowth and cleared agricultural landscapes provide a pleasant feeling of calm and serenity. In traversing these paths between orchards and meadows, you can explore at your own pace agricultural life of the plateau:
• Sacuny Trail: 3.5 miles starting from the bottom of the path of Olives or the lower path Bernicot.
• The path of the Center: 3 km departing Fort Lorette Coast.
• La Clef des Champs (path discovery) is punctuated with a numbered identification with observation stations in the agricultural landscape of the plateau of the High-Barolles (booklet available at City Hall).

• Public parks:

• The green corridor, district Lower Barolles.
• Park Beauregard.
• Park home Chapuis, 45 Clemenceau Avenue (games for children).
• Fort Lorette Coast (health track).
• Park Field house, 130 Clemenceau Avenue.

• Historic journey marked:

• The Common Saint-Genis-Laval achieved a marked trail of remarkable historical sites located on the old sector of the city center. Each site has a sign explaining the memory of the place and one (or more) plans have been installed in carefully chosen places.
• The main objective of this project is to enable the people St. Genoise and any outside visitors to discover the identity and cultural history of the town's history through its walls.
• The journey through the history to support a logbook, interpretive signs placed along the route.
• This project uses the memory of old, but especially the expertise and knowledge of Aspali Association (St. Genoise Heritage Arts and Letters).

• Playgrounds:

• Small St. Genois have 3 playgrounds to romp outdoors and spend safely in parks adorned with plantations in the city center in the park of Villa Chapuis, in the park to Beauregard Barolles and Collonges.
• All playgrounds have been built or upgraded as new standards with flexible surfaces. For child safety, facilities are checked several times a year.
• All the elements that make up these playgrounds allow children from 1 year to develop their sense of balance, space and rhythm, in short, grow and flourish!

• Contracts:

• Market mixed Tuesday: Place des Collonges: 8am - 12:30 pm
• Market biological Wednesday: Place Jaboulay: 8am - 12.30pm. This market brings more than 20 traders, producers and dealers subject to strict regulation, allowing them to sell products labeled "organic".
• Market mixed Friday: Place Jaboulay: 8am - 12.30pm. This market brings more than 40 merchants offering various products and varied. The association of non-sedentary traders regularly cares for running these markets and enable customer loyalty.

• The fair of St. Catherine in November.

• Since the Middle Ages, the city hosts a fair Saint-Genis-Laval trees at the Sainte Catherine. Until the Second World War, the fair was primarily for agricultural trees, small farm equipment and even livestock took place in the heart of old Saint-Genis. With the 70s, the fair has invaded the entire city center. Traders have begun to install their stalls to shops and associations to expose. The turning point occurred in 1984, when the millennium of the Common. The show then took on the appearance more festive with events, exhibitions or demonstrations organized by the associations.
• Since the fair of St. Catherine is not only a place of trade, but truly a time of celebration and conviviality for all St. Genoa. If it still leaves the pride of the trees, the fair is now likely to honor and emphasizes the promotion and sale of local products.

Monday 4 June Day Night Min. 15°C - Max. 24°C

Tuesday 5 June Day Night Min. 15°C - Max. 21°C

Wednesday 6 June Day Night Min. 14°C - Max. 23°C

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