# La Croix-Rousse > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/La_Croix-Rousse > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/La_Croix-Rousse.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Croix-Rousse > Source revision: 1325718967 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Hill in Lyon, France}} {{More footnotes needed|date=August 2021}} thumb|La Croix-Rousse '''La Croix-Rousse''' ({{IPA|fr|la kʁwa ʁus|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-La Croix-Rousse.wav}}) is a hill {{convert|254|m|ft}} high in the city of [Lyon](/source/Lyon), [France](/source/France), as well as the name of a neighborhood located on this hill. The neighborhood is divided into ''les pentes'' (slopes, belonging to the city's [1st arrondissement](/source/Arrondissements_of_Lyon)) and ''le plateau'' (atop the hill, part of the [4th arrondissement](/source/Arrondissements_of_Lyon)). This zone is served by [Lyon Metro Line C](/source/Lyon_Metro_Line_C). With 18th century architecture, including unique dwellings for labourers, La Croix-Rousse was inscribed on the [UNESCO](/source/UNESCO) [World Heritage List](/source/World_Heritage_List) in 1998 (along with other districts in Lyon) to protect Lyon's long history as an important European city. == Names and etymology == The name "La Croix-Rousse" ('the russet/red cross') comes from a reddish-brown stone cross erected there in the 16th century. In Lyon, La Croix-Rousse is nicknamed ''la colline qui travaille'' ('the hill that works') in contrast to the better-known hill to the southwest, [Fourvière](/source/Fourvi%C3%A8re), which is known as ''la colline qui prie'' ('the hill that prays'). == History == The district started developing in the 18th century when the silk workshops moved here from the Vieux-Lyon area. The ''[canut](/source/canut)s'' (silk workers) were subject to extremely poor working conditions.{{cite web |url = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/872 |title = Historic Site of Lyon |website = UNESCO World Heritage Centre |publisher = United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |access-date = 24 October 2021}} On account of these conditions, they staged many worker uprisings, known as the [Canut revolts](/source/Canut_revolts). The first revolt, in October 1831, is considered to be one of the first worker uprisings.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} The area was immortalized in [Paul-Jacques Bonzon](/source/Paul-Jacques_Bonzon)'s book series ''Les Six Compagnons'', which depicts the adventures of seven young working-class teenagers from the area. The appearance of the neighborhood is heavily influenced by the central role that Lyon played in the [silk industry](/source/History_of_silk) in France. The vast majority of buildings in the area feature large vaulted ceilings with exposed wooden rafters. The larger internal height available in these buildings, compared to other areas in Lyon, was necessary for housing the tall silk looms that were operated in the area.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} Also of note are the ''traboules'' of Croix-Rousse. These are covered passageways used by silk merchants to travel and ferry material between buildings while being sheltered from rain. The area has since been subject to [gentrification](/source/gentrification), and now exhibits a vibrant cultural scene. La Croix-Rousse has always possessed a unique atmosphere compared to the rest of the city. As an illustration, some inhabitants call themselves ''Croix-roussiens''. == In popular culture == The action of [Lofi Girl](/source/Lofi_Girl) takes place in the Croix-Rousse. The idea comes from the severals years of studies of the creator [Juan Pablo Machado](/source/Juan_Pablo_Machado) at Lyon.{{Cite web |date=2020-04-23 |title=Pop Culture : la "lofi girl" du live Youtube "lofi hip hop radio" habite... à Lyon |url=https://actu.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/lyon_69123/pop-culture-lofi-girl-live-youtube-lofi-hip-hop-radio-habite-lyon_32988561.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=actu.fr |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=2023-04-11 |title=YouTube: la Lofi Girl, icône des amateurs de musique calme, disparaît mystérieusement |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/tech/youtube/you-tube-la-lofi-girl-icone-des-amateurs-de-musique-calme-disparait-mysterieusement_AV-202304110447.html |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=BFMTV |language=fr}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/lyon/replay-emissions/bonjour-lyon/histoire-du-jour-a-la-decouverte-de-jade-une-star-de-you-tube-made-in-lyon_VN-202401030152.html |title=Histoire du jour: à la découverte de Jade, une star de YouTube made in Lyon |date=2024-01-03 |language=fr |access-date=2025-02-23 |via=www.bfmtv.com}} == See also == * [Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse](/source/Boulevard_de_la_Croix-Rousse) * [Canut](/source/Canut) (silkworkers) * [Canut revolts](/source/Canut_revolts) * [Gros Caillou](/source/Gros_Caillou) == Bibliography == {{refbegin|2}} * Domenico Pucciarelli, [http://www.atelierdecreationlibertaire.com/article.php3?id_article=88 ''Le rêve au quotidien, de la ruche ouvrière à la ruche alternative, les expériences collectives de la Croix-Rousse, 1975-1995''], Atelier de création libertaire, Lyon, 1996. * [Le Monde](/source/Le_Monde), ''A Lyon, la Croix-Rousse demeure un quartier rebelle'', 01/08/2003 * Jean Pelletier : ''Connaître son arrondissement – le 4ème'', éditions lyonnaises d’art et d’histoire, {{ISBN|2-84147-043-1}} * Louis F. Lacroux, ''La Croix-Rousse en flânant'', Éditions Xavier Lejeune * Bernard Collonges, ''Le quartier des Capucins - Histoire du bas des pentes de la Croix-Rousse'', éditions Aléas, septembre 2004, 115 p., {{ISBN|2-84301-100-0}} * Josette Barre, ''La colline de la Croix-Rousse'', Éditions Lyonnaises d’Art et d’Histoire {{refend}} ==References== {{Commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{coord|45|46|46|N|4|49|39|E|type:landmark_region:FR|display=title}} Category:4th arrondissement of Lyon Category:Quarters of Lyon --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [La Croix-Rousse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Croix-Rousse) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Croix-Rousse?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.