Parc Henry-Chabert

45°43′23″N 4°49′26″E / 45.723°N 4.824°E / 45.723; 4.824Area80 hectares (200 acres)Created2000 (2000)Websitewww.lyon.fr/lieu/patrimoine/parc-de-gerland.html

Parc Henry-Chabert, previously Parc de Gerland (pronounced [paʁk də ʒəʁlɑ̃nd]) and also called Parc du Confluent, is a large greenspace in Lyon situated on a former industrial site in the south of the city near the confluence of the Rhône and the Saone.^[1] Construction began in 1996, and the park was developed over an area of 80 hectares (200 acres).^[2] The initial two phases of construction concluded in 2000 and 2006, and were carried out by landscape architect Michel Corajoud [fr]. The project was managed by Grand Lyon. The park was renamed to Parc Henry-Chabert on 19 December 2020.^[3]

The park includes several playgrounds, a skatepark and a botanical garden.^[4] It is situated next to the Stade de Gerland, and was used during the French archery championship finals in 2007 and 2012.

References

^ "Le parc de Gerland" (in French). Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
^ Yannick Salliot (2008). "Le Parc de Gerland à Lyon" (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2012.
^ "Lyon : le parc de Gerland devient le parc Henry Chabert". LyonMag. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Parc de gerland - Parc du Confluent" (in French). Lyon Tourisme et Congrès. 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.

External links

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Official website (in French)
Grand Lyon official website for Parc de Gerland (in French)

Parks in Lyon

Lyon proper

1st arrondissement	Jardin des Chartreux
3rd arrondissement	Parc Bazin Parc Chambovet Parc Sisley Parc Zénith
4th arrondissement	Jardin Rosa Mir Parc de la Cerisaie Parc Francis Popy
5th arrondissement	Parc de la garde Jardin des Curiosités Parc des Hauteurs
6th arrondissement	Parc de la Tête d'or
7th arrondissement	Parc Henry-Chabert Parc des berges du Rhône Parc Sergent Blandan
9th arrondissement	Parc Montel Parc de Montpellas Parc du Vallon