La Place Bellecour is a large square in the centre of
Lyon,
France, to the north of the
Ainay district. Measuring 312 m by 200 m (62,000 m² or 15 acres), it is one of the
largest open square (i.e. without any patches of greenery or trees) in Europe, and the third biggest square in France, behind the
Place des Quinconces in
Bordeaux (126,000 m²) and the
Place de la Concorde in Paris (86,400 m²). It is also the largest pedestrian square in Europe: vehicles are allowed in Places de la Concorde and des Quinconces.