Place Ambroise-Courtois is a square in the neighborhood of Monplaisir in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon. It was named after Ambroise Courtois [FR], a city councillor, on 30 October 1944, months after Courtois was assassinated by the Milice française.^[1][2] It had been previously named Place de Monplaisir.^[3] The square is bordered by Avenue des Frères-Lumière [FR] to the south and Cours Albert-Thomas [FR] to the north.

Buildings and monuments

• At the north end of the square is a monument to Auguste and Louis Lumière, who were the inventors of the cinematograph and lived in a villa adjacent to the square.
• The Institut Lumière, located at the west end of the square, is the former home of the Lumière brothers.
• There is a bust of Ambroise Courtois at the south end of the square.
• There is a bandstand in the middle of the square.

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  The street sign for the square
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  Night market at Place Ambroise-Courtois

See also

• List of streets and squares in Lyon

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Place Ambroise Courtois (Lyon).

• Official website (in French)

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