Metropolis of Lyon

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| name = Metropolis of Lyon

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| type = Territorial collectivity

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| image_caption = Restaurant in Lyon in 2019

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| map_caption = Location of metropolitan Lyon in metropolitan France

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| map_caption1 = The city (commune) of Lyon (in red) and 58 suburban communes (in blue) make up the metropolitan region.

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| subdivision_name1 = Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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| seat_type = Prefecture

| seat = Lyon

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| leader_party = The Ecologists

| leader_title = President of the metropolitan council

| leader_name = Bruno Bernard

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| area_total_km2 = 533.68

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| population_rank = 11th

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|demographics2_info1 = €98.429 billion (2021)

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The Metropolis of Lyon ({{langx|fr|Métropole de Lyon}}, {{IPA|fr|metʁɔpɔl də ljɔ̃|pron|LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-Métropole de Lyon.wav}}), also known as Grand Lyon ({{IPA|fr|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,,{{cite web |url=https://statistiques-locales.insee.fr/#c=indicator&i=pop_depuis_1876.pop&s=2021&selcodgeo=200046977&t=A01&view=map4 |title=Intercommunalité-Métropole de Métropole de Lyon (200046977)|publisher=INSEE |access-date=2024-07-12}} 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.{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexteArticle.do;jsessionid=AE1CAC1A904C6657D38F8E0A7B998BD0.tpdjo17v_2?idArticle=JORFARTI000028526403&cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028526298&dateTexte=29990101&categorieLien=id Loi n° 2014-58 du 27 janvier 2014 de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation des métropoles] 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

The Metropolis of Lyon covers an area of {{cvt|533.7|km2}}. 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 =

{{main|Communes of the Lyon Metropolis}}

The Metropolis of Lyon consists of 58 communes.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/intercommunalite/200046977-metropole-de-lyon Intercommunalité : Métropole de Lyon], INSEE The most populous commune is Lyon. As of 2019, there are 9 communes with more than 30,000 inhabitants:[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep69.pdf Populations légales 2019: 69 Rhône], INSEE

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! Commune

! Population (2019)

Lyon

| style="text-align: center;" | 522,969

Villeurbanne

| style="text-align: center;" | 152,212

Vénissieux

| style="text-align: center;" | 67,285

Vaulx-en-Velin

| style="text-align: center;" | 52,795

Saint-Priest

| style="text-align: center;" | 46,927

Caluire-et-Cuire

| style="text-align: center;" | 43,294

Bron

| style="text-align: center;" | 42,244

Meyzieu

| style="text-align: center;" | 34,640

Rillieux-la-Pape

| style="text-align: center;" | 30,697

See also

References

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