Rue des Marronniers, Pedestrian street in Bellecour quarter, Lyon, France

The Rue des Marronniers is a pedestrian street in Lyon's 2nd arrondissement with stone-paved walkways and buildings from different time periods. Along the street, restaurants with outdoor terraces line the way, creating a connected space for walking and dining.

The street was laid out in the early 18th century during construction of the buildings east of Place Bellecour. It was successively called Rue de Jérusalem and Rue Neuve des Basses-Brayes; the name Rue des Marronniers was fixed by consular decree of 30 September 1723, after the chestnut trees that lined the square's eastern side until their removal in the 18th century. Even numbers 2 to 10 were built in 1714, demolished in 1793 and rebuilt in 1810. The street became pedestrian in the late 20th century.

The street's name comes from the chestnut trees that once lined the eastern side of Place Bellecour until they were removed in the 18th century; a consular act of 30 September 1723 fixed the current name. Today the ground floors are occupied by bouchons, the Lyon eateries whose signs hang above the terraces, and the street belongs to the UNESCO-listed zone of Lyon. At number 3 bis, a traboule passage crosses four buildings and leads to the former Théâtre des Marronniers, where Roger Planchon founded the Théâtre de la Comédie in 1952 in an old locksmith's workshop.

The street sits near Bellecour metro station and connects Place Bellecour with Rue de la Barre. Visitors will find many restaurants and can walk easily through the flat, paved pedestrian area.

The traboule at No. 3 bis starts with a porte-cochère and crosses four buildings to reach the former Théâtre des Marronniers, where Roger Planchon founded the Théâtre de la Comédie in 1952 in a former locksmith's workshop. One exit ends at a semicircular gate and a Louis XVI-style building; the other is walled up.