Rue Émile-Zola
The street in 2025 and snapped in direction of Place Bellecour | |
| Former name(s) | Rue Saint-Dominique Rue Chalier |
|---|---|
| Location | 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, Lyon, France |
| Postal code | 69002 |
| Construction | |
| Construction start | 1562 |
The Rue Émile-Zola is a street located in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, near the Place Bellecour. This is one of the busiest shopping streets of Lyon, which was described as a "bourgeois" street because there are many upscale shops. It begins with the Place des Jacobins and ends at the Place Bellecour after crossing the Rue des Archers, and belongs to the zone classified as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It was named as tribute to the writer of the same name.