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Hotels in Préfecture, Lyon
Préfecture is one of the 29 neighbourhoods of Lyon (Wikidata: "neighbourhood of Lyon"). Its centre is 1.0 km from the city centre. 3 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 3of 50 in Lyon's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 1.0 km
- Nearest station
- Place Guichard - Bourse du Travail0.4 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Place Bellecour0.9 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 186OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
Where to stay
Places to stay in Préfecture
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 | Best Western Hotel du Pont Wilson | 0.3 km |
| 2 | Best Western Crequi Lyon Part Dieu | 0.3 km |
| 3 | Okko Hotels Lyon Pont Lafayette | 0.4 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Préfecture
OpenStreetMap maps 108 restaurants, 40 cafes and 38 bars and pubs counted in Préfecture, and 10 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 | 108 | 6 of 29 |
| Cafes | 40 | 3 of 29 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 38 | 3 of 29 |
| Museums and galleries | 2 | 12 of 29 |
| Named parks | 3 | 20 of 29 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 5 | 12 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 Préfecture
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Préfecture is the nearest area centre (there is no boundary for Préfecture 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Temple | Place of worship | 0.2 km |
| Église de l'Immaculée Conception | Place of worship | 0.2 km |
| Chapelle Sainte-Croix de Lyon | Place of worship | 0.5 km |
| Jardin Général Charles Delestraint | Park | 0.1 km |
| Square Jussieu | Park | 0.2 km |
| Église Luthérienne | Place of worship | 0.4 km |
| Square Louis Blanc | Park | 0.5 km |
| Atelier An.Berto | Gallery | 0.4 km |
| Brin d'Idée | Gallery | 0.2 km |
| Martin Luther King | Memorial | 0.4 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Préfecture
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Préfecture, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Place Guichard - Bourse du Travail | metro | 0.4 km |
| Guillotière | metro | 0.6 km |
| Guillotière - Gabriel Péri | metro | 0.6 km |
| Lyon Part-Dieu | rail | 1.3 km |
| Fourvière | funicular | 1.7 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 Préfecture is from Lyon's main sights
| Sight | From Préfecture |
|---|---|
| Place Bellecour | 0.9 km |
| Opéra Nouvel | 0.9 km |
| Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon | 1.0 km |
| place des Terreaux | 1.1 km |
| Vieux Lyon | 1.2 km |
| amphitheater of Lyon | 1.5 km |
| ancient theatre of Lyon | 1.8 km |
| parc de la Tête d'Or | 2.4 km |
| Halle Tony Garnier | 3.7 km |
| Grande mosquée de Lyon | 4.5 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Préfecture
Other stations (Wikidata)
- Cordeliers · metro station · 0.6 km
Sights in Préfecture
- Église de l'Immaculée-Conception de Lyon · church · 0.2 km
- Bourse du Travail (Lyon) · concert hall · 0.4 km
- Théâtre Tête d'or · theatre · 0.3 km
Nearby
Areas next to Préfecture
Questions
Préfecture: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Préfecture, Lyon?
3 places to stay in this guide are counted in Préfecture: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 29 neighbourhoods of Lyon. The nearest to the area centre is Best Western Hotel du Pont Wilson, 0.3 km away.
How far is Préfecture from the centre of Lyon?
1.0 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Lyon.
How far is Préfecture from Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon?
1.0 km in a straight line from the centre of Préfecture. The nearest of Lyon's main sights is Place Bellecour, 0.9 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Préfecture?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Place Guichard - Bourse du Travail (metro, 0.4 km), Guillotière (metro, 0.6 km), Guillotière - Gabriel Péri (metro, 0.6 km), Lyon Part-Dieu (rail, 1.3 km) and Fourvière (funicular, 1.7 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Préfecture?
OpenStreetMap maps 108 restaurants, 40 cafes and 38 bars and pubs counted in Préfecture (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.