Lyon · France
Hotels in Bellecour, Lyon
Bellecour is one of the 29 neighbourhoods of Lyon (Wikidata: "human settlement in France"). Its centre is 1.2 km from the city centre. 5 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 5of 50 in Lyon's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 1.2 km
- Nearest station
- Bellecour0.1 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Place Bellecour0.0 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 131OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
Where to stay
Places to stay in Bellecour
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hôtel Le Royal Lyon - MGallery | 0.1 km |
| 2 | Hotel du Dauphin | 0.2 km |
| 3 | Globe Et Cecil | 0.2 km |
| 4 | Sofitel Lyon Bellecour | 0.4 km |
| 5 | InterContinental Lyon Hotel Dieu | 0.4 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Bellecour
OpenStreetMap maps 71 restaurants, 33 cafes and 27 bars and pubs counted in Bellecour, and 22 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Lyon |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 71 | 8 of 29 |
| Cafes | 33 | 5 of 29 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 27 | 7 of 29 |
| Museums and galleries | 12 | 2 of 29 |
| Named parks | 2 | 24 of 29 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 8 | 10 of 29 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 29 neighbourhoods of Lyon; areas with equal counts share a rank.
The 10 best-known sights counted in Bellecour
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Bellecour is the nearest area centre (there is no boundary for Bellecour in this data, so a few may lie in a neighbouring area): those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Église Saint-André | Place of worship | 0.9 km |
| Église Saint-François-de-Sales | Place of worship | 0.2 km |
| Statue équestre de Louis XIV | Memorial | 0.1 km |
| Chapelle de l'Hôtel-Dieu | Place of worship | 0.4 km |
| Square Ollier | Park | 0.7 km |
| Veilleur de pierre | Memorial | 0.1 km |
| Place Raspail | Park | 0.7 km |
| Cité Internationale de la Gastronomie de Lyon | Museum | 0.4 km |
| Musée de l'Illusion | Museum | 0.4 km |
| Le Rectangle | Museum | 0.1 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Bellecour
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Bellecour, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bellecour | metro | 0.1 km |
| Ampère - Victor Hugo | metro | 0.5 km |
| Vieux Lyon - Cathédrale Saint-Jean | metro | 0.6 km |
| Minimes - Théâtres romains | funicular | 0.8 km |
| Lyon-Saint-Paul | rail | 1.1 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Bellecour is from Lyon's main sights
| Sight | From Bellecour |
|---|---|
| Place Bellecour | 0.0 km |
| Vieux Lyon | 0.7 km |
| ancient theatre of Lyon | 1.0 km |
| Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon | 1.1 km |
| place des Terreaux | 1.1 km |
| Opéra Nouvel | 1.2 km |
| amphitheater of Lyon | 1.5 km |
| Halle Tony Garnier | 3.1 km |
| parc de la Tête d'Or | 3.1 km |
| Grande mosquée de Lyon | 5.1 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Bellecour
Sights in Bellecour
- Place Bellecour · square · 0.0 km
- Théâtre des Célestins · theatre · 0.3 km
- Lyon Armenian Genocide Memorial · monument · 0.2 km
- place Antonin-Poncet · square · 0.2 km
- place des Jacobins · square · 0.4 km
- Église Saint-André (Lyon) · church · 0.9 km
- Église Saint-François-de-Sales de Lyon · church · 0.2 km
- place des Célestins · square · 0.3 km
Nearby
Areas next to Bellecour
Questions
Bellecour: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Bellecour, Lyon?
5 places to stay in this guide are counted in Bellecour: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 29 neighbourhoods of Lyon. The nearest to the area centre is Hôtel Le Royal Lyon - MGallery, 0.1 km away.
How far is Bellecour from the centre of Lyon?
1.2 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Lyon.
How far is Bellecour from Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon?
1.1 km in a straight line from the centre of Bellecour. The nearest of Lyon's main sights is Place Bellecour, 0.0 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Bellecour?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Bellecour (metro, 0.1 km), Ampère - Victor Hugo (metro, 0.5 km), Vieux Lyon - Cathédrale Saint-Jean (metro, 0.6 km), Minimes - Théâtres romains (funicular, 0.8 km) and Lyon-Saint-Paul (rail, 1.1 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Bellecour?
OpenStreetMap maps 71 restaurants, 33 cafes and 27 bars and pubs counted in Bellecour (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).
Areas: the 29 neighbourhoods of Lyon that Wikidata records as a neighborhood located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 50 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.