Metropolis of Lyon
The Metropolis of Lyon (French: Métropole de Lyon, French pronunciation: [metʁɔpɔl də ljɔ̃] ⓘ), also known as Grand Lyon (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ ljɔ̃], "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 1,411,571 in 2019, 37% of whom lived in the city of Lyon proper.
Metropolis of Lyon
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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 | |
| 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 (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,424,069 |
| • Rank | 11th |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • 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 |
It replaced the Urban Community of Lyon on 1 January 2015, in accordance with the MAPAM Law enacted in January 2014. 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 leader Bruno Bernard since July 2020.