Main arrondissements in Lyon: 1st arrondissement of Lyon, 5th arrondissement

Lyon is the third largest city of France. Lyon is divided up into arrondissements, a bit like Paris.The city have 9 Arrondissements: Lyon 1st arrondissement, Lyon 2nd arrondissement, Lyon 3rd arrondissement, Lyon 4th arrondissement, Lyon 5th arrondissement, Lyon 6th arrondissement, Lyon 7th arrondissement, Lyon 8th arrondissement, Lyon 9th arrondissement.

The last letter of the post (zip) code is the number of the arrondissement, so for example, 69005 would be the 5th.

It might be useful for those travelling to Lyon to have an overview of the different areas of the city. 

Lyon city centre is very compact - and from the 1st or 2nd arrondissements it's only a short walk over one of the bridges to the old town.

Vieux Lyon is in the 5th arrondissement of Lyon, which borders the Saône on the east and the 9th arrondissement to the north. The old town is quite small, and comprises the quarters of St Jean, St Paul and St Georges.

Most of the 2 and 3 star hotels tend to be located on the Presqu'Ile rather than Vieux Lyon itself, apart from the Villa Florentine and the Cour des Loges, two of 4-star hotels in Lyon