The Metropolis of Lyon (french: Métropole de Lyon), also known as ("Greater Lyon"), is a French
territorial collectivity
A territorial collectivity (french: collectivité territoriale, previously '), or territorial authority, is a chartered subdivision of France with recognized governing authority. It is the generic name for any subdivision (subnational entity) wi ...
located in the east-central
region
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of
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly elected metropolitan authority encompassing the city of
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...
and most of its suburbs. It has jurisdiction as both a
department and a , taking the territory out of the purview of the department of
Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...
. It had a population of 1,411,571 in 2019,
37% of whom lived in the city of Lyon proper.
It replaced the
Urban Community of Lyon
The Urban Community of Lyon (french: Communauté urbaine de Lyon), also known as Grand Lyon (i.e. "Greater Lyon") or by its former acronym COURLY, is the former intercommunal structure gathering the city of Lyon (France) and some of its suburbs. I ...
on 1 January 2015, in accordance with the enacted in January 2014. The first direct metropolitan elections were held in March (1st round) and June (2nd round) 2020, leading to a victory by
Europe Ecology – The Greens
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. The president of the metropolitan council has been Green leader
Bruno Bernard
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Early life
Bruno Bernard Sommerfeld was born ...
since July 2020.
Geography
The Lyon Metropolis covers an area of .
It covers the city of Lyon and its main suburbs. The rivers
Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...
and
Saône
The Saône ( , ; frp, Sona; lat, Arar) is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and joining the Rhône in Lyon, at the southern end of the Presqu'île.
The name ...
flow through it. It borders the department
Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...
to the northwest and southwest,
Ain
Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...
to the northeast and
Isère to the southeast.
Communes
The Lyon Metropolis consists of 59
communes
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.
Intercommunalité-Métropole de Métropole de Lyon (200046977)
INSEE The most populous commune is Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...
. As of 2019, there are 9 communes with more than 30,000 inhabitants:[Populations légales 2019: 69 Rhône]
INSEE
See also
*Parks in Lyon The city of Lyon and its urban area have several parks. The main parks in the inner city include Jardin des Chartreux in the 1st arrondissement, Parc Bazin, Parc Chambovet and Parc Sisley in the 3rd arrondissement, Parc de la Cerisaie, Parc Fr ...
*Metropolitan Council of Lyon
The Metropolitan Council of Lyon (, ) is the deliberative assembly of the Lyon metropolis, a territorial collectivity with special status, made up of 150 metropolitan councilors.
History
Created on 1 January 2015, the metropolis of Lyon replace ...
References
External links
Metropolitan Lyon website
(in French)
(in English)
* (in French)
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Departments of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
States and territories established in 2015
2015 establishments in France