Metropolis of Lyon
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Metropolis of Lyon
| native_name = {{native name|fr|Métropole de 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_name = France
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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| seat_type = Prefecture
| seat = Lyon
| parts_type = Subprefectures
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| leader_party = The Ecologists
| leader_title = President of the metropolitan council
| leader_name = Bruno Bernard
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 533.68
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| population_rank = 11th
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| demographics_type2 = GDP
|demographics2_title1 = Metro
|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
= 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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External links
{{Commons category|Métropole de Lyon}}
- [http://www.grandlyon.com/ Metropolitan Lyon website] (in French)
- [http://www.business.greaterlyon.com/home.1.0.html?L=1 The Greater Lyon official business website] (in English)
- {{YouTube|id=prZDZpvxlQ8|title=What does the Metropolis of Lyon do? Two minutes to understand everything}} (in French)
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{{Departments of France}}
{{Metropolis in France}}{{Intercommunalities of France}}{{Authority control}}
Category:Departments of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes