Traboule

Traboules ( französisch. V. Latin. Transambulare about Vulgar trabulare " pass through ". ) Are special passages or staircase structures that allow passage from one street to another, possibly by courtyards and sometimes on different levels. They can be found in the French cities of Lyon, but also in Villefranche -sur -Saône and Saint- Étienne.

Types

• Direct traboule: The output can already be seen ( on the same level ) from the input
• Winding traboule: Two or more buildings on street corners to be crossed
• Radial traboule: A courtyard in the center of blocks, from which branch off multiple passes to various roads
• Multi-storey traboule: passage through a building on a slope; the various inputs are located in streets at various levels, the traboule performs an (open ) Stairway

Dissemination

The traboules in Lyon are located mainly in the districts of Vieux Lyon and Croix -Rousse, ie located on the slopes of old neighborhoods. In Vieux Lyon they are from the Renaissance, while they come from recently in Croix- Rousse, the traditional district of the silk workers. They were created so that the silk weavers were able to transport the materials faster and protected from rain. In Saint- Étienne is to spread the traboules significantly limited; they are found in the historic neighborhoods of Saint-Jacques and Cret de Roc.

History

The traboules played several times an important role in the resistance of the citizens of Lyon, as a hideout and an escape route, such as the revolt of the silk weavers, and for Resistance in World War II.