Metropolis of Lyon

About Metropolis of Lyon

The Metropolis of Lyon, also known as Grand 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 Rhône department. It had a population of 1,436,354 in 2023, 36.1% 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. 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 was Bruno Bernard, succeeded in 2026 by Véronique Sarselli of The Republicans.

The Metropolis of Lyon covers an area of 533.7 km2 (206.1 sq mi). 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...

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