The Gare de Lyon district lies within the 12th arrondissement of Paris. It is bordered by the Seine, the Boulevard de la Bastille, and by the neighbouring districts of Bel Air, Picpus and Bercy. Built for the Paris Exhibition of 1900, the Gare de Lyon has now become the focal point of this charming area.
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Lively and cosmopolitan, the Gare de Lyon neighborhood offers its residents many opportunities for sightseeing, leisure, or just to relax. The Parisian attractions of Notre Dame, the Cinémathèque Française, the Place des Vosges, the Bois de Vincennes and the Père-Lachaise Cemetery are all easily accessible on foot, or via the métro. Gare de Lyon has plenty of facilities: it has excellent public transport links, and you will also find many shops, restaurants, cafés and bars close at hand. Staying in Gare de Lyon is both accessible and ultra-convenient! Check out our apartments for rent in Gare de Lyon.
The Gare de Lyon is the third largest station in Paris and connects the capital to the regions of Central and South-Eastern France (Grenoble, Dijon, Lyon, Marseilles, Nice and Montpellier in particular). It also connects with major international destinations such as Geneva, Turin, Venice and Barcelona. The Gare de Lyon district also has many schools including the Collège Paul-Verlaine on the Rue de Bercy, the Collège Saint Pierre Fourier, and also the Ecole Supérieur d'Études Cinématographiques. The area also contains healthcare centres and the Hôpital Saint-Antoine on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine.
For shopping, the Bercy Village shopping complex is very close and has lots of fashion shops, cinemas and restaurants. You will also find there are many local sports facilities in which to relax and stay in shape, including the Cercle de la Forme Nation or else the Espace Sportif Bercy. The Gare de Lyon district also has many shops, resTaurants and bars. Futhermore, the Marché d'Aligre is open every day and is renowned for its low prices, and on Saturdays, the Place d'Aligre also accommodates a small flea market.
The Gare de Lyon itself is served by lines A and D of the RER network, by lines 1 and 14 of the métro, and also by a number of bus routes. Be sure to remember to have a drink or enjoy the delicious speciality cuisine available at the delightful Train Bleu, a gourmet restaurant on the first floor of the station. Renting an apartment in the neighbourhood of Gare de Lyon guarantees superb accessibility: you can get to most parts of Paris very quickly! But that's not all.
By renting in Gare de Lyon you will also be able to enjoy a special urban green space known as "La Coulée Verte" (the Green Stream) – a concept that inspired New York. Lodgis, specialists in furnished rentals, invite you to discover this charming green oasis right beside the Gare de Lyon. We hope you have a pleasant time in Paris staying in the Gare de Lyon neighborhood.