Rhône-Alpes, France · Europe
Villeurbanne is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Lyon 07, 9km from Musee de l'Automobile Henri Malartre.
Villeurbanne is a city located in Rhône-Alpes, France. With a population of 131,445, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Villeurbanne sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Villeurbanne to your route.
Villeurbanne (French pronunciation: [vilœʁban] ; Arpitan: Velorbana) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris. With a population ofRead more
163,684, Villeurbanne is the second-largest commune in the metropolitan area of Lyon and the 16th most populated in France, and the most populous commune that is neither a prefecture nor a sub-prefecture.
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Villeurbanne is located in Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe. The coordinates are 45.7660 latitude, 4.8795 longitude.
Villeurbanne has a population of approximately 131,445 people, making it a city in France.
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museum
Pioneering car museum in a hilltop chateau above the Saone near Lyon, displaying pre-1914 automobiles, historic motorcycles, trams and celebrity cars, including one of Hitler's armoured Mercedes.
9 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Walled medieval weavers' town on a hilltop 35 km from Lyon, its cobbled lanes and stone houses so intact that film crews use it as a ready-made Middle Ages set; try the warm galette pérougienne on the main square.
28 km · about 30 min drive
April to October
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