Venissieux

Vénissieux lies on the eastern plain beyond the Rhône in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, a location that tied the commune closely to Lyon’s expansion as an industrial and working-class centre. Part of the Métropole de Lyon, it is connected to the wider urban area by tram and metro services. The Les Minguettes district entered French national history in 1983, when the March for Equality and Against Racism set out from Vénissieux; its journey to Paris became a landmark campaign against racism. Today, large residential districts, manufacturing and services shape the city, while Parc de Parilly on its northern edge brings open green space into the conurbation. Browse other webcams across the Lyon metropolitan area to place Vénissieux in a wider geographic context.

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