Lyon Metropolis

Metropolitan 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. 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.

Metropolitan 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
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
PrefectureLyon
Government
 • President of the Metropolitan councilBruno Bernard (The Greens)
Area
 • Total533.68 km2 (206.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total1,370,678
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number69M
Arrondissements1
Cantonsnone
Communes59
Websitewww.grandlyon.com

It replaced the Urban Community of Lyon on 1 January 2015, in accordance with the MAPAM Law enacted in January 2014.[2]

Communes

See also

References
  1. 31.23% in the commune of Lyon
  2. (in French) Loi n° 2014-58 du 27 janvier 2014 de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation des métropoles
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