Eurexpo

Eurexpo
Location	Chassieu, Metropolis of Lyon, France
Coordinates	45.7308°N 4.9503°E / 45.7308; 4.9503
Owner	Société d’Exploitation du Centre de Conventions et d’Expositions de Lyon
Built	1984
Enclosed space
• Total space	130,000 square metres (1,400,000 sq ft)
Parking	13,000 spaces
Public transit access	Eurexpo Eurexpo
Website
www.eurexpo.com?lang=en

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).^[1][2][3] 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 [fr], the Salon Primevère [fr], and the Salon Europack Euromanut.

Halls

• Hall 1 – 6,084 square metres (65,490 sq ft)
• Hall 2.1 – 6,201 square metres (66,750 sq ft)
• Hall 2.2 – 6,084 square metres (65,490 sq ft)
• Hall 2.3 – 3,500 square metres (38,000 sq ft)
• Hall 3.1 – 5,863 square metres (63,110 sq ft)
• Hall 3.2 – 10,764 square metres (115,860 sq ft)
• Hall 4.1 – 974 square metres (10,480 sq ft)
• Hall 4.2 – 12,168 square metres (130,980 sq ft)
• Hall 5.1 – 5,863 square metres (63,110 sq ft)
• Hall 5.2 – 10,764 square metres (115,860 sq ft)
• Hall 6.1 – 6,084 square metres (65,490 sq ft)
• Hall 6.2 – 11,076 square metres (119,220 sq ft)
• Hall 6.3 – 10,050 square metres (108,200 sq ft)

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 La Part-Dieu 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

• 
  Station of tram T5
• 
  Bus N100 (formerly 100) near Eurexpo

References

1. Béroud, Annick (29 November 2013). "Eurexpo, premier parc d'expositions français après Paris". L'antenne (in French). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
2. "Un nouveau hall à Eurexpo-Lyon". Le Progrès (in French). 20 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
3. "Un site modulable". Eurexpo (in French). Retrieved 4 October 2012.

External links

• Official site