Eurexpo

Eurexpo is a convention center and exhibition hall in the commune of Chassieu, south-east of Lyon. It is the site of the annual Foire de Lyon.

Description

Built in 1984, the 110-hectare (270-acre) site includes 13,000 parking spaces, a total exhibition space of 130,000 square metres (1,400,000 square feet) made up of thirteen exhibition halls ranging from 2,000 square metres (22,000 sq ft) to 12,000 square metres (130,000 sq ft), and an outdoor exhibition area of 51,000 square metres (550,000 sq ft). Eurexpo also houses seven restaurants and seven bars.

Events and exhibitions

The center hosts annual exhibitions including the Foire de Lyon, the Salon Equita' de Lyon, the Salon Primevère, and the Salon Europack Euromanut.

Halls

Public transit

Eurexpo is served by the TCL public transport network at the station Eurexpo:

• (station Eurexpo is served even without exhibition in Eurexpo, except during summer)
  • Connections: ,
  • Access to Lyon-Perrache station through a connection with at Grange Blanche
• (bus line N100 running only during exhibitions at Eurexpo)
  • Connections: , , Rhônexpress
  • Access to Lyon-Part-Dieu station and business district through a connection with at Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie
  • Access to Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport and high speed rail station through a connection with Rhônexpress rail shuttle at Vaulx-en-Velin–La Soie

References

External links

• Official site