Lyon Metropolis

Metropolis of Lyon Métropole de Lyon
Territorial collectivity
Location of Metropolitan Lyon in 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; 4.85389Coordinates: 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 Greens)
Area
• Total	533.68 km2 (206.05 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	1,385,927
• Density	2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number	69M
Arrondissements	1
Cantons	none
Communes	59
Website	www.grandlyon.com

The Metropolis of Lyon (French: Métropole de Lyon), also known as Grand Lyon (i.e. "Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity located in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly elected metropolitan authority encompassing the city of Lyon and most of its suburbs. It has jurisdiction as both a department and a métropole, taking the territory out of the purview of the department of Rhône. It had a population of 1,385,927 in 2017,^[1] 37.2% of whom lived in the city of Lyon proper.

It replaced the Urban Community of Lyon on 1 January 2015, in accordance with the  [fr] enacted in January 2014.^[2] 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. The president of the metropolitan council has been Green leader since July 2020.

Communes[]

See also[]

• Parks in Lyon

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External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Métropole de Lyon.

• Metropolitan Lyon website (in French)
• The Greater Lyon official business website (in English)