Vernaison

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Vernaison is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. ()

Alternative names: Population: 4.2 thous. (2019)Area: 1.56 mi²Coordinates: 45°38'49"N, 4°48'52"E

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Vernaison – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Centre Aquatique AquaGaron, Fort de Feyzin, Lyon Observatory, Givors canal.

3.7 miNW
45°41'9"N • 4°45'45"E
Centre Aquatique AquaGaron, Brignais
94 min walk • Amusement, Beach and pool clubs, Outdoor activities
3.1 miNE
Forts and castles
Fort de Feyzin, Feyzin
79 min walk • The Fort Feyzin is a fort built between 1875 and 1877 in Feyzin. It is one of the forts of the second belt of forts around Lyon and more generally the Séré de Rivières fort system.
3.6 miNW
Observatories and planetariums
Lyon Observatory, Lyon
92 min walk • Lyon Observatory is located in Saint-Genis-Laval, a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France, near Lyon. Founded in 1878, the entire facility was listed as a historical site on May 9, 2007.
4.4 miSW
Canal
Givors canal, Givors
112 min walk • The Givors canal was built between 1761 and 1781 to carry coal, other goods and passengers from Rive-de-Gier to Givors on the Rhône, running beside the river Gier. The canal was approved in 1760 and after many problems opened in 1780. The canal was originally 15 kilometres long.
3.1 miN
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Saint-Genis-Laval, Lyon
81 min walk • Saint-Genis-Laval is a commune in the metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The Lyon Observatory is located in this commune.
1.8 miN
Area
Irigny, Lyon
47 min walk • Irigny is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The residents are called Irignois.
3.7 miN
Area
Pierre-Bénite, Lyon
94 min walk • Pierre-Bénite is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
4.1 miNE
Area
Saint-Fons, Lyon
104 min walk • Saint-Fons is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It was created in 1888 from part of the commune of Vénissieux.
3.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Château de Beauregard, Lyon
88 min walk • The castle of Beauregard, olim maison Fizicat is an old fortified house, founded in the fourteenth century, deeply modified in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, whose ruins stand on the town of Saint-Genis-Laval in the metropolis of Lyon in...
1.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Château de Gallée, Millery
44 min walk • The castle of La Gallée is an old house of the vineyards, of the XIVth-XVth centuries, reworked in house of the fields in the XVIth century. Restored since a few years, the building stands on the commune of Millery in the department of the Rhône in...
1.7 miN
City wall
Fort de Champvillard, Lyon
43 min walk • The fort of Champvillard is an old military work built from 1879 to 1881 in the commune of Irigny, west of Lyon. It is part of the second belt of Lyon and more globally of the Séré de Rivières system.

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Vernaison – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)