The Metropolis of Lyon (French: Métropole de Lyon), also known as Grand Lyon (i.e. "Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly elected metropolitan authority that is made-up by the city of Lyon and most of its suburbs.
Metropolis of Lyon
Métropole de Lyon | |
|---|---|
 | |
 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 | |
| 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 |
It had a population of 1,385,927 in 2017,[1] 37.2% of whom lived in the city of Lyon.
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