Parc de Lacroix-Laval

45°47′15″N 4°43′18″E / 45.787487°N 4.7215891°E / 45.787487; 4.7215891Area115 hectares (280 acres)Created1985 (1985)Public transit access

Casino-Lacroix-Laval station [fr]Websitewww.grandlyon.com/parc/domaine-de-lacroix-laval

Parc de Lacroix-Laval or Domaine de Lacroix-Laval is a park in the commune of Marcy-l'Étoile, Lyon Metropolis, France. Opened to the public in 1985 it lies entirely within the limits of Marcy-l'Étoile but borders the communes of Charbonnières-les-Bains and la Tour-de-Salvagny.^[1]

Design & features

The park encompasses 115 hectares (280 acres) of partially wooded land.^[1] Château de Lacroix-Laval [fr] and "The National Institute of Labor, Employment and Vocational Training" (L'institut National du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle, or INTEFP) are located inside the park.

The park became part of the Lyon Metropolis on 1 January 2015.

References

^ ^a ^b Dumoulin, Lisa (6 July 2016). "Domaine de Lacroix-Laval – L'autre poumon vert de Lyon". SPOT (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2017.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parc de Lacroix-Laval.

Official website
Virtual tour of Parc de Lacroix-Laval

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