Église Saint-Joseph des Brotteaux, Religious building in the 6th district, Lyon, France.

Église Saint-Joseph des Brotteaux stands between rue Masséna and rue Ney in Lyon's 6th district. Gaspard André designed it as a three-nave basilica with a double-tower facade, transept and polygonal crossing tower, but the facade towers, crossing tower and mosaics were never built. The pale rough-hewn stone exterior has a lower section with corbels and two rows of windows, and a taller curved apse-like form with a circular traceried window. Inside, tall grey cylindrical columns with layered capitals line a vaulted hall of light wooden pews.

A parish was founded in 1872, and a temporary church of clinker was built that year to Gaspard André's plans. The permanent church was built from 1886 to 1888, also by André, with a crypt. In the 1930s Louis Mortamet extended it as far as rue Ney.

The church was planned as a three-nave basilica with a double-tower facade, a transept and a polygonal tower over the crossing, but the facade towers, the crossing tower and the intended mosaic cladding and apse mosaic were never built. The walls remain bare, and the building is noted for its size despite sparse furnishings. The crypt is lent to Lyon's Russian Orthodox parish of the Protection of the Mother of God, founded in 1924 by Russian political refugees, and also hosts the Bulgarian parish of Saint Sophrony of Vratsa.

The building can be visited during regular religious services, and guests should expect typical church visiting hours. It is advisable to check local information beforehand to learn about specific service times and any special events happening during your visit.

Gaspard André modelled the church on the Byzantine churches of Ravenna, planning a three-nave basilica with twin facade towers, a transept and a polygonal tower over the crossing. The facade towers, the crossing tower and the planned mosaics, including the apse mosaic, were never built.