Monplaisir (Lyon)

Monplaisir is a historical district (quarter) of Lyon, France, now situated in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon. It is centered on the Ambroise Courtois Square, formerly the Monplaisir Square.^[1]

In the southeast of the 8th arrondissement there is the Monplaisir-la-Plaine quarter, or simply La-Plaine.

In the second half of the 19th Century and at the beginning of the 20th Century this place was known for rose breeding with nurseries owned by rose growers such as Joseph Bonnaire or Jean-Baptiste André Guillot.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Charras, Maurice (2 May 2012). "Guerres". Lyon.Monplaisir (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2017.
^ Nathalie Ferrand, Créateurs de roses à la conquête des marchés (1820-1939), Presses universitaires de Grenoble, coll. « La Pierre & L'Écrit », 2015

External links[edit]

Website for the 8th Arrondissement's Office of the Mayor

45°44′44″N 4°52′17″E / 45.7455°N 4.8714°E / 45.7455; 4.8714

[1] Charras, Maurice (2 May 2012). "Guerres". Lyon.Monplaisir (in French). Retrieved 10 February 2017.

[2] Nathalie Ferrand, Créateurs de roses à la conquête des marchés (1820-1939), Presses universitaires de Grenoble, coll. « La Pierre & L'Écrit », 2015

[1]

[2]