Lyon
Lyon | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Lyon Metropolis |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018-) | Gerard Collomb (La République En Marche!) |
| Elevation | 162−349 m (531−1,145 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (January 2022) | 520,774 |
| • Metro | 2,327,861 |
Lyon (Arpitan: Liyon) is a city in the southeast of France. It is the third-largest city in the country (behind Paris and Marseille),[1] with about 520,774 people living there in 2022.[2] It is the second largest metropolis, or metro area, in France (behind only that of Paris), with 2,327,861 people in 2022.[3]
In ancient history, the name of Lyon was Lugdunum.[4] Someone who lives in Lyon is called a Lyonnais (male) or a Lyonnaise (female) in French.
Lyon has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification). It is between the Rhône and the Saône. It is about 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of the Italian border.
The central part of Lyon, located on the peninsula between the Rhône and the Saône, was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.[5]
Famous people from Lyon
[change | change source]- The Lumière Brothers who created cinema
- Paul Bocuse, a world renowned chef
Sports
[change | change source]Famous sports clubs from Lyon are:
- Olympique Lyonnais: The local football team that plays in Ligue 1
- ASVEL: The local basketball team
- LOU: (Lyon Olympique Universitaire) The local rugby team
Education
[change | change source]- École Centrale de Lyon
- École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies
- École pour l'informatique et les techniques avancées
- École spéciale de mécanique et électricité
- EMLYON Business School
- E-Artsup
- Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées
- Institut supérieur européen de gestion group
- Institut supérieur européen de formation par l'action
- Sup'Biotech
- Web@cademie
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "The main cities and towns of France". About-France.com. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ INSEE. "Statistiques locales - Lyon : Commune - Population municipale 2022" (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ↑ "Comparateur de territoires − Comparez les territoires de votre choix - Résultats pour les communes, départements, régions, intercommunalités... | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
- ↑ "Lugdunum (Lyon) - Livius". www.livius.org. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ↑ "Historic Site of Lyon". UNESCO. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
Other websites
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Media related to Lyon at Wikimedia Commons
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