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Saint-Exupéry International Airport, located east of Lyon, serves as a base for domestic and international flights. It is an important transport facility for the entire Rhône-Alpes region. Coach links connect the airport with other towns in the area including Chambéry and Grenoble. With its in-house train station (Gare de Lyon Saint-Exupéry), the airport is also connected to the TGV network. Since August 2010, the new Rhônexpress tram links the international airport with the business quarter of La Part Dieu in less than 30 minutes and can reach up to 100 km/hour; it offers connections with Underground A&B, Tramway T1,T2 & T3, and many bus lines. The Lyon-Bron Airport is a smaller airport dedicated to General Aviation (both private and commercial). Having helipads, the facility hosts a Gendarmerie and a Sécurité Civile (civilian defence) Base. Lyon has two major railway stations: Lyon Part-Dieu, which was built to accommodate the TGV and has become the principal railway station for extra-regional trains; and Lyon Perrache, an older station that now serves primarily regional rail services. In practice, many trains, including TGVs, serve both stations. Smaller railway stations include Gorge-de-Loup, Vaise, Vénissieux, Saint-Paul and Jean Macé. Lyon is connected to the north (Lille, Paris, Brussels, and in the future Amsterdam) and the south (Marseille, Montpellier, and in the future Barcelona, Turin) by the TGV. Since 23 March 2012 there is also a direct TGV connection from Frankfurt via Strasbourg and Lyon to Marseille. It was the first city to be connected to Paris by the TGV in 1981. The city is at the heart of a dense road network and is located at the meeting point of several highways: A6 (to Paris); A7 (to Marseille); A42 (to Geneve); and A43 (to Grenoble). The city is now bypassed by the A46. A double motorway tunnel passes under Fourvière, connecting the A6 and the A7 autoroutes, both forming the "Autoroute du Soleil". Prior to the construction of the bypass by the east, the tunnel was famous for its traffic jams, since traffic between northern and southern France, as well as from neighboring countries and local traffic, converged at this point, Lyon being virtually the only low passage between the Alps and the Massif Central (extinct) volcano range. Lyon is served by the Eurolines intercity coach organisation. Its Lyon terminal is located at the city's Perrache railway station, which serves as an intermodal transportation hub that also includes tramways, local and regional trains and buses, the terminus of metro line A, the bicycle service Vélo'v, and taxis. Public transport map The TCL (for Transports en Commun Lyonnais), Lyon's all-four public transit system, consisting of metro, tramways and buses, serves 62 communes of the Lyon agglomeration. The metro network has 4 lines (A B C D), 42 stations and runs with a frequency of up to a train every 2 minutes. There are 5 Lyon tram lines ( T1 T2 T3 T4 T5) since April 2009: T1 from Montrochet in the south to IUT-Feyssine in the north, Tram T2 from Perrache railway station in the southwest to Saint-Priest in the southeast, Tram T3 from Part-Dieu to Meyzieu, Tram T4 from Mendès-France to Feyzin ant Tram T5 from Grange Blanche, in the South-East to Eurexpo in the South-East. The Lyon bus network consists of the Lyon trolleybus system, motorbuses, and coaches for areas outside the centre. There are also two funicular lines from Vieux Lyon to Saint-Just and Fourvière. The ticketing system is quite simple right now, knowing that the city has only one operator for public transport; the SYTRAL (TCL is the brand name used for the transport, it stands for Transport en Commun Lyonnais (Lyon Common Transport)). In 2008, an 'RER' (commuter rail) project was started, with the objective of linking Lyon with the surrounding cities which are growing fast. It should have a total of 8 lines and will replace the actual TER lines operated by the SNCF (National French Railway Network). It was planned to be fully finished by 2010. The public transit system has been complemented since 2005 by Vélo'v, a bicycle network providing a low-cost and convenient bicycle-hire service where bicycles can be hired and dropped off at any of 340 stations throughout the city of Lyon and Villeurbane, Lyon was the first city in France to introduce this bicycle renting system. Borrowing a bicycle for less than 30 minutes is free. Free rental time can be extended to another 15 minutes at any station. In 2011 the Auto'lib car rental service was introduced; it works exactly like the Velo'v but for cars. Notable residents Main article: List of people from Lyon Question book-new.svg This section does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2010) Claudius Caracalla André-Marie Ampère Paul Bocuse Ludovic Giuly Louise Labé Juliette Récamier Jean-Claude Trichet Claudius (10 BC – AD 54), Roman Emperor Caracalla (188–217), Roman Emperor Louise Labé famous Renaissance female poet; Frederique Bangue, athlete; Irenaeus (2nd century AD – 202), Bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul and early Christian martyr; André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836), physicist and mathematician; Raymond Barre, French politician; Azouz Begag, writer and politician; Paul Bocuse (born 1926), prominent chef (recipient of the "Chef of the Century" award); Gérard Collomb, politician and current mayor of Lyon; Clovis Cornillac, actor; Natalie Dessay, opera singer; Youri Djorkaeff, footballer; Liane Foly, singer, humorist and actress; Éric Guirado, film director and writer; Théodore Herpin, (1799-1865), physician known for his work involving epilepsy; Maurice Jarre, musician (famous for his movie soundtracks); Jean Michel Jarre musician (son of Maurice Jarre, above); Allan Kardec, spiritist; Katsuni, pornographic actress; Jérôme Kerviel, trader; Alexandre Lacassagne, criminologist; Edmond Locard, pioneer in forensic science; Auguste and Louis Lumière, inventors of cinematograph; André Manoukian, musician; Jean-Baptiste Maunier, actor; Jean Moulin heroe and leader of the French Resistance during the Second World War; Émile Ntamack, rugby union player; Abbé Pierre, priest and philanthropist; Juliette Récamier, famous 19th-century society leader, intellectual and "muse"; Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, writer and pioneer of aviation; Jean-Baptiste Say, economist; Louis Gabriel Suchet, marshal of France, one of Napoleon's greatest generals; Bertrand Tavernier, film director; Seyhan Kurt, poet, writer; Sylvie Testud, actress; Florence Foresti, humorist; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pianist. Movies in Lyon 1895: 14 vues Lumière filmées à Lyon entre 1895 et 1900 by Auguste and Louis Lumière; 1929: The Kiss, (Le Baiser) by Jacques Feyder with Greta Garbo; 1938: Le Petit Chose by Maurice Cloche with Arletty, Robert Lynen; 1945: 120 rue de la Gare by Jacques Daniel-Norman with René Dary, Sophie Desmarets; 1946: Un revenant by Christian-Jaque with Louis Jouvet, Gaby Morlay, François Périer, Marguerite Moreno, Ludmilla Tchérina; 1949: La Cage aux filles by Maurice Cloche with Danièle Delorme, Noël Roquevert; 1950: Cœur sur mer by Jacques Daniel-Norman; 1952: Les Dents longues by Daniel Gélin with Daniel Gélin, Danièle Delorme, Louis de Funès; 1953: Thérèse Raquin by Marcel Carné, with Simone Signoret, Raf Vallone, Jacques Duby; 1956: Un condamné à mort s'est échappé by Robert Bresson; 1956: Crime et Châtiment by Georges Lampin with Jean Gabin, Robert Hossein, Marina Vlady, Bernard Blier, Gaby Morlay, Lino Ventura; 1964: L'Insoumis by Alain Cavalier with Alain Delon, Léa Massari; 1966: Le Voyage du père by Denys de La Patellière with Fernandel, Lilli Palmer, Laurent Terzieff, Madeleine Robinson, Michel Auclair, Philippe Noiret; 1969: La Sirène du Mississipi by François Truffaut with Jean-Paul Belmondo, Catherine Deneuve; 1969: L'Armée des ombres by Jean-Pierre Melville with Lino Ventura, Simone Signoret, Paul Meurisse, Jean-Pierre Cassel; 1974: L'Horloger de Saint-Paul by Bertrand Tavernier with Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort; 1975: Verdict by André Cayatte with Jean Gabin, Sophia Loren; 1975: La Chair de l'orchidée by Patrice Chéreau with Charlotte Rampling, Edwige Feuillère, Bruno Cremer, Simone Signoret, Alida Valli; 1980: Une semaine de vacances by Bertrand Tavernier, with Nathalie Baye, Gérard Lanvin, Michel Galabru; 1981: Le Voyage à Lyon by Claudia von Alemann; 1982: Coup de foudre by Diane Kurys with Miou-Miou, Isabelle Huppert, Guy Marchand; 1985: Parole de flic by José Pinheiro, with Alain Delon, Jacques Perrin; 1993: Un crime by Jacques Deray, with Alain Delon; 1994: Lucie Aubrac by Claude Berri with Carole Bouquet, Daniel Auteuil; 1996: Les Voleurs by André Téchiné; 1998: Le Gone du Chaâba by Christophe Ruggia, from the book by Azouz Begag; 2000: Lyon police spéciale by Bertrand Arthuys; 2000: Tout va bien, on s'en va by Claude Mouriéras; 2000: Une affaire de goût by Bernard Rapp with Bernard Giraudeau; 2002: Inventaire filmé des rues de la Croix-Rousse à Lyon by Gérard Courant; 2002: Quand tu descendras du ciel by Éric Guirado; 2003: Le Coût de la vie by Philippe Le Guay; 2004: Vaada by Satish Kaushik, film by Bollywood; 2005: Destination Fourvière by Gérard Courant; 2007: Après Lui by Gaël Morel; 2007: Détrompez-vous by Bruno Dega; 2007: J'veux pas que tu t'en ailles by Bernard Jeanjean; 2007: La Fille coupée en deux by Claude Chabrol; 2008: Les Liens du sang by Jacques Maillot; 2009: The International by Tom Tykwer; 2009: Je te mangerais by Sophie Laloy; 2011: Les Lyonnais by Olivier Marchal; 2011: Les Adoptés by Melanie Laurent. |
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