Metropolis of Lyon

Territorial collectivity in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Metropolis of Lyon

Métropole de Lyon (French)

Territorial collectivity

Location of metropolitan Lyon in metropolitan France

The city (commune) of Lyon (in red) and 58 suburban communes (in blue) make up the metropolitan region.

Coordinates: 45°45′27″N 4°51′14″E﻿ / ﻿45.75750°N 4.85389°E﻿ / 45.75750; 4.85389
Country| France
Region| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Prefecture| Lyon
Government

• President of the metropolitan council| Bruno Bernard (The Ecologists)
Area

• Total

| 533.68 km2 (206.05 sq mi)
Population

(2022)[1]

• Total

| 1,433,613
• Rank| 11th
• Density| 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
GDP

[2]

• Metro| €98.429 billion (2021)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number| 69M
Arrondissements| 1
Cantons| None
Communes| 58
Website| www.grandlyon.com

The Metropolis of Lyon (French: Métropole de Lyon, pronounced [metʁɔpɔl də ljɔ̃] ⓘ), also known as Grand Lyon ([ɡʁɑ̃ ljɔ̃], "Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly-elected metropolitan authority, encompassing both the city of Lyon, and most of its suburbs. It has jurisdiction both as a department, and as a metropolis, which excludes its territory from direct responsibility to the French government department of Rhône. It had a population of 1,424,069 in 2021,[3] 36.7% of whom lived in the city of Lyon proper.

It replaced the Urban Community of Lyon on 1 January 2015, in accordance with the MAPAM law (fr) enacted in January 2014.[4] The first direct metropolitan elections were held in March (1st round) and June (2nd round) 2020, leading to a victory by The Ecologists. The president of the metropolitan council has been Green Party leader Bruno Bernard, since July 2020.

## Geography

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The Metropolis of Lyon covers an area of 533.7 km2 (206.1 sq mi).[3] It covers the city of Lyon and its main suburbs. The rivers Rhône and Saône flow through it. It borders the department Rhône to the northwest and southwest, Ain to the northeast, and Isère to the southeast.

### Communes

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Main article: Communes of the Lyon Metropolis

The Metropolis of Lyon consists of 58 communes.[5] The most populous commune is Lyon. As of 2019, there are 9 communes with more than 30,000 inhabitants:[6]

Commune  | Population (2019)

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Lyon | 522,969
Villeurbanne | 152,212
Vénissieux | 67,285
Vaulx-en-Velin | 52,795
Saint-Priest | 46,927
Caluire-et-Cuire | 43,294
Bron | 42,244
Meyzieu | 34,640
Rillieux-la-Pape | 30,697

## See also

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* Metropolitan Council of Lyon
* Parks in Lyon

## References

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1. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
2. ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by metropolitan regions". ec.europa.eu.
3. ^ a b ,"Intercommunalité-Métropole de Métropole de Lyon (200046977)". INSEE. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
4. ^ (in French) Loi n° 2014-58 du 27 janvier 2014 de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation des métropoles
5. ^ Intercommunalité : Métropole de Lyon, INSEE
6. ^ Populations légales 2019: 69 Rhône, INSEE

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Métropole de Lyon.

* Metropolitan Lyon website (in French)
* The Greater Lyon official business website (in English)
* What does the Metropolis of Lyon do? Two minutes to understand everything on YouTube (in French)

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Communes of the Lyon Metropolis

* Albigny-sur-Saône
* Bron
* Cailloux-sur-Fontaines
* Caluire-et-Cuire
* Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or
* Charbonnières-les-Bains
* Charly
* Chassieu
* Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or
* Corbas
* Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or
* Craponne
* Curis-au-Mont-d'Or
* Dardilly
* Décines-Charpieu
* Écully
* Feyzin
* Fleurieu-sur-Saône
* Fontaines-Saint-Martin
* Fontaines-sur-Saône
* Francheville
* Genay
* Givors
* Grigny-sur-Rhône
* Irigny
* Jonage
* Limonest
* Lissieu
* Lyon
* Marcy-l'Étoile
* Meyzieu
* Mions
* Montanay
* La Mulatière
* Neuville-sur-Saône
* Oullins-Pierre-Bénite
* Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or
* Quincieux
* Rillieux-la-Pape
* Rochetaillée-sur-Saône
* Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or
* Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or
* Saint-Fons
* Saint-Genis-Laval
* Saint-Genis-les-Ollières
* Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or
* Saint-Priest
* Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or
* Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
* Sathonay-Camp
* Sathonay-Village
* Solaize
* Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
* La Tour-de-Salvagny
* Vaulx-en-Velin
* Vénissieux
* Vernaison
* Villeurbanne

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Departments of France

Metropolitan|

* 01 Ain
* 02 Aisne
* 03 Allier
* 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
* 05 Hautes-Alpes
* 06 Alpes-Maritimes
* 07 Ardèche
* 08 Ardennes
* 09 Ariège
* 10 Aube
* 11 Aude
* 12 Aveyron
* 13 Bouches-du-Rhône
* 14 Calvados
* 15 Cantal
* 16 Charente
* 17 Charente-Maritime
* 18 Cher
* 19 Corrèze
* 2A Corse-du-Sud
* 2B Haute-Corse
* 21 Côte-d'Or
* 22 Côtes-d'Armor
* 23 Creuse
* 24 Dordogne
* 25 Doubs
* 26 Drôme
* 27 Eure
* 28 Eure-et-Loir
* 29 Finistère
* 30 Gard
* 31 Haute-Garonne
* 32 Gers
* 33 Gironde
* 34 Hérault
* 35 Ille-et-Vilaine
* 36 Indre
* 37 Indre-et-Loire
* 38 Isère
* 39 Jura
* 40 Landes
* 41 Loir-et-Cher
* 42 Loire
* 43 Haute-Loire
* 44 Loire-Atlantique
* 45 Loiret
* 46 Lot
* 47 Lot-et-Garonne
* 48 Lozère
* 49 Maine-et-Loire
* 50 Manche
* 51 Marne
* 52 Haute-Marne
* 53 Mayenne
* 54 Meurthe-et-Moselle
* 55 Meuse
* 56 Morbihan
* 57 Moselle
* 58 Nièvre
* 59 Nord
* 60 Oise
* 61 Orne
* 62 Pas-de-Calais
* 63 Puy-de-Dôme
* 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques
* 65 Hautes-Pyrénées
* 66 Pyrénées-Orientales
* 67 Bas-Rhin
* 68 Haut-Rhin
* 69D Rhône
* 70 Haute-Saône
* 71 Saône-et-Loire
* 72 Sarthe
* 73 Savoie
* 74 Haute-Savoie
* 76 Seine-Maritime
* 77 Seine-et-Marne
* 78 Yvelines
* 79 Deux-Sèvres
* 80 Somme
* 81 Tarn
* 82 Tarn-et-Garonne
* 83 Var
* 84 Vaucluse
* 85 Vendée
* 86 Vienne
* 87 Haute-Vienne
* 88 Vosges
* 89 Yonne
* 90 Territoire de Belfort
* 91 Essonne
* 92 Hauts-de-Seine
* 93 Seine-Saint-Denis
* 94 Val-de-Marne
* 95 Val-d'Oise

Overseas|

* 971 Guadeloupe
* 972 Martinique (territorial collectivity)
* 973 French Guiana (territorial collectivity)
* 974 Réunion
* 976 Mayotte

Special|

* 69M Lyon (collectivity with special status)
* 75 Paris (collectivity with special status)

Former|

* 975 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Overseas collectivity)

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Métropoles in France

Intercommunality metropolis
with special status|

* Aix-Marseille
* Paris

Intercommunality metropolis|

* Bordeaux
* Brest
* Clermont-Ferrand
* Dijon
* Grenoble
* Lille
* Metz
* Montpellier
* Nancy
* Nantes
* Nice
* Orléans
* Rennes
* Rouen
* Saint-Étienne
* Strasbourg
* Toulon
* Toulouse
* Tours

Territorial collectivity metropolis|

* Lyon

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Intercommunalities of France

Metropolitan departments of France|

* 01 Ain
* 02 Aisne
* 03 Allier
* 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
* 05 Hautes-Alpes
* 06 Alpes-Maritimes
* 07 Ardèche
* 08 Ardennes
* 09 Ariège
* 10 Aube
* 11 Aude
* 12 Aveyron
* 13 Bouches-du-Rhône
* 14 Calvados
* 15 Cantal
* 16 Charente
* 17 Charente-Maritime
* 18 Cher
* 19 Corrèze
* 2A Corse-du-Sud
* 2B Haute-Corse
* 21 Côte-d'Or
* 22 Côtes-d'Armor
* 23 Creuse
* 24 Dordogne
* 25 Doubs
* 26 Drôme
* 27 Eure
* 28 Eure-et-Loir
* 29 Finistère
* 30 Gard
* 31 Haute-Garonne
* 32 Gers
* 33 Gironde
* 34 Hérault
* 35 Ille-et-Vilaine
* 36 Indre
* 37 Indre-et-Loire
* 38 Isère
* 39 Jura
* 40 Landes
* 41 Loir-et-Cher
* 42 Loire
* 43 Haute-Loire
* 44 Loire-Atlantique
* 45 Loiret
* 46 Lot
* 47 Lot-et-Garonne
* 48 Lozère
* 49 Maine-et-Loire
* 50 Manche
* 51 Marne
* 52 Haute-Marne
* 53 Mayenne
* 54 Meurthe-et-Moselle
* 55 Meuse
* 56 Morbihan
* 57 Moselle
* 58 Nièvre
* 59 Nord
* 60 Oise
* 61 Orne
* 62 Pas-de-Calais
* 63 Puy-de-Dôme
* 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques
* 65 Hautes-Pyrénées
* 66 Pyrénées-Orientales
* 67 Bas-Rhin
* 68 Haut-Rhin
* 69D Rhône
* 70 Haute-Saône
* 71 Saône-et-Loire
* 72 Sarthe
* 73 Savoie
* 74 Haute-Savoie
* 75 Paris
* 76 Seine-Maritime
* 77 Seine-et-Marne
* 78 Yvelines
* 79 Deux-Sèvres
* 80 Somme
* 81 Tarn
* 82 Tarn-et-Garonne
* 83 Var
* 84 Vaucluse
* 85 Vendée
* 86 Vienne
* 87 Haute-Vienne
* 88 Vosges
* 89 Yonne
* 90 Territoire de Belfort
* 91 Essonne
* 92 Hauts-de-Seine
* 93 Seine-Saint-Denis
* 94 Val-de-Marne
* 95 Val-d'Oise

Overseas departments|

* 971 Guadeloupe
* 972 Martinique
* 973 French Guiana
* 974 Réunion
* 975 Mayotte

Metropoles with territorial collectivity|

* 69M Lyon Metropolis

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