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| For other uses, see Lyon (disambiguation) and Lyons (disambiguation). | WIKI |
| LyonPrefecture and communeTop: Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvixc3xa8re, Place des Terreaux with the Fontaine Bartholdi and Lyon City Hall at night. | WIKI |
| FlagCoat of armsMotto(s):xc2xa0Avant, avant, Lion le melhor(Old Franco-Provenxc3xa7al for "Forward, forward, Lyon the best")[a]Virtute duce, comite fortuna("With virtue as guide and fortune as companion")[b]Location of Lyon LyonShow map of FranceLyonShow map of Auvergne-Rhxc3xb4ne-AlpesCoordinates: 45xc2xb046xe2x80xb2N 4xc2xb050xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf45.76xc2xb0N 4.84xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 45.76; 4.84Coordinates: 45xc2xb046xe2x80xb2N 4xc2xb050xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf45.76xc2xb0N 4.84xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 45.76; 4.84CountryFranceRegionAuvergne-Rhxc3xb4ne-AlpesMetropolisMetropolis of LyonArrondissementLyonSubdivisions9 arrondissementsGovernmentxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Mayor (2020xe2x80x932026) Grxc3xa9gory Doucet (EELV)Area147.87xc2xa0km2 (18.48xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Urbanxc2xa0(2017)1,171.1xc2xa0km2 (452.2xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Metroxc2xa0(2017)6,011.9xc2xa0km2 (2,321.2xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Populationxc2xa0(Jan.xc2xa02018)[2]518,635xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Rank3rd in Francexc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Density11,000/km2 (28,000/sqxc2xa0mi)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Urbanxc2xa0(2017[3])1,659,001xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Urbanxc2xa0density1,400/km2 (3,700/sqxc2xa0mi)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Metroxc2xa0(2017[4])2,323,221xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Metroxc2xa0density390/km2 (1,000/sqxc2xa0mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code69123 /69001-69009Elevation162xe2x80x93349xc2xa0m (531xe2x80x931,145xc2xa0ft)Websitewww.lyon-france.com1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1xc2xa0km2 (0.386xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | WIKI |
| Lyon or Lyons (UK: /xcbx88lixcbx90xc9x92xccx83/,[5][6] US: /lixcbx88oxcax8an/,[7][8][c] French:xc2xa0[ljxc9x94xccx83] (listen); Arpitan: Liyon, pronouncedxc2xa0[xcax8ejxc9x94xccx83]; Italian: Lione, pronouncedxc2xa0[lixcbx88one]) is the third-largest city and second-largest urban area of France. | WIKI |
| The City of Lyon proper had a population of 516,092 in 2017 within its small municipal territory of 48xc2xa0km2 (19xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi),[10] but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Lyon metropolitan area had a population of 2,323,221 that same year,[4] the second-most populated in France. | WIKI |
| The City of Lyon and 58 suburban municipalities have formed since 2015 the Metropolis of Lyon, a directly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of most urban issues, with a population of 1,385,927 in 2017. | WIKI |
| [11] Lyon is the prefecture of the region of Auvergne-Rhxc3xb4ne-Alpes as well as the seat of the Rhxc3xb4ne Departmental Council (whose jurisdiction, however, no longer extends over the Metropolis of Lyon since 2015). | WIKI |
| Former capital of the Gauls at the time of the Roman Empire, Lyon is the seat of an archbishopric whose holder bears the title of Primate of the Gauls. | WIKI |
| Lyon became a major economic hub during the Renaissance. | WIKI |
| The city is recognised for its cuisine and gastronomy, as well as historical and architectural landmarks; as such, the districts of Old Lyon, the Fourvixc3xa8re hill, the Presqu'xc3xaele and the slopes of the Croix-Rousse are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. | WIKI |
| Lyon was historically an important area for the production and weaving of silk. | WIKI |
| Lyon played a significant role in the history of cinema: it is where Auguste and Louis Lumixc3xa8re invented the cinematograph. | WIKI |
| It is also known for its light festival, the Fxc3xaate des Lumixc3xa8res, which begins every 8 December and lasts for four days, earning Lyon the title of "Capital of Lights". | WIKI |
| Economically, Lyon is a major centre for banking, as well as for the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech industries. | WIKI |
| [12] Lyon hosts the international headquarters of Interpol, the International Agency for Research on Cancer and Euronews. | WIKI |
| According to the Globalization and World Rankings Research Institute, Lyon is considered a Beta city, as of 2018[update]. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 History 1.1 Ancient Lyon 1.2 Modern Lyon 2 Geography 2.1 Climate 3 Administration 3.1 Commune 3.1.1 Mayors 3.2 Metropolis 3.2.1 Presidents of the Metropolitan Council 4 Main sights 4.1 Antiquity 4.2 Middle Ages and Renaissance 4.3 17th and 18th centuries 4.4 19th century and modern city 4.5 Museums 4.6 Parks and gardens 5 Economy 6 Culture 6.1 UNESCO World Heritage Site 6.2 Gastronomy 6.3 Sport 6.4 Street art 7 Demographics 8 Education 8.1 Universities and tertiary education 8.2 Primary and secondary schools 8.3 Supplementary education 9 Transport 10 International relations 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 External links | WIKI |
| Main articles: History of Lyon and Timeline of Lyon | WIKI |
| Ancient Lyon[edit] | WIKI |
| Two Emperors were born in this city: Claudius, whose speech is preserved in the Lyon Tablet in which he justifies the nomination of Gallic Senators, and Caracalla. | WIKI |
| Early Christians in Lyon were martyred for their beliefs under the reigns of various Roman emperors, most notably Marcus Aurelius and Septimius Severus. | WIKI |
| The Greek Irenaeus was the second bishop of Lyon during the latter part of the second century. | WIKI |
| [19] To this day, the archbishop of Lyon is still referred to as "Primat des Gaules". | WIKI |
| In 843, under the Treaty of Verdun, Lyon went to the Holy Roman Emperor Lothair I. | WIKI |
| Lyon did not come under French control until the 14th century. | WIKI |
| Modern Lyon[edit] | WIKI |
| Fernand Braudel remarked, "Historians of Lyon are not sufficiently aware of the bi-polarity between Paris and Lyon, which is a constant structure in French development...from the late Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution". | WIKI |
| [21] In the late 15th century, the fairs introduced by Italian merchants made Lyon the economic counting house of France. | WIKI |
| When international banking moved to Genoa, then Amsterdam, Lyon remained the banking centre of France. | WIKI |
| Italian influence on Lyon's architecture is still visible among historic buildings. | WIKI |
| [22] In the late 1400s and 1500s Lyon was also a key centre of literary activity and book publishing, both of French writers (such as Maurice Scxc3xa8ve, Antoine Heroet, and Louise Labxc3xa9) and of Italians in exile (such as Luigi Alamanni and Gian Giorgio Trissino). | WIKI |
| Lyon under siege in 1793 | WIKI |
| In 1572, Lyon was a scene of mass violence by Catholics against Protestant Huguenots in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. | WIKI |
| Two centuries later, Lyon was again convulsed by violence during the French Revolution, when the citizenry rose up against the National Convention and supported the Girondins. | WIKI |
| The Convention was not the only target within Lyon during the French Revolution. | WIKI |
| After the Convention faded into history, the French Directory appeared and days after the September 4, 1797 Coup of 18 Fructidor, a Directory's commissioner was assassinated in Lyon. | WIKI |
| In 1831 and 1834, the canuts (silk workers) of Lyon staged two major uprisings for better working conditions and pay. | WIKI |
| In 1862, the first of Lyon's extensive network of funicular railways began operation. | WIKI |
| During World War II, Lyon was a centre for the occupying Nazi forces, including Klaus Barbie, the infamous "Butcher of Lyon". | WIKI |
| On 3 September 1944, Lyon was liberated by the 1st Free French Division and the Forces Franxc3xa7aises de l'Intxc3xa9rieur. | WIKI |
| The Saxc3xb4ne river in Lyon | WIKI |
| East of the Rhxc3xb4ne from the Presqu'xc3xaele is a large flat area upon which sits much of modern Lyon and contains most of the city's population. | WIKI |
| Panorama of the inner city of Lyon, taken from the basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvixc3xa8re's roof | WIKI |
| Lyon has a humid subtropical climate (Kxc3xb6ppen: Cfa), bordering on an oceanic climate (Cfb) due to the higher average temperature being around 22xc2xa0xc2xb0C. | WIKI |
| The mean temperature in Lyon in the coldest month is 3.2xc2xa0xc2xb0C (37.8xc2xa0xc2xb0F) in January and in the warmest month in July is 22xc2xa0xc2xb0C (71.6xc2xa0xc2xb0F). | WIKI |
| Climate data for Lyon (LYN), elevation: 197xc2xa0m (646xc2xa0ft), 1981xe2x80x932010 normals, extremes 1920xe2x80x93present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 19.1(66.4) 21.9(71.4) 25.7(78.3) 30.1(86.2) 34.2(93.6) 38.4(101.1) 40.4(104.7) 40.5(104.9) 35.8(96.4) 28.4(83.1) 23.0(73.4) 20.2(68.4) 40.5(104.9) Average high xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 6.4(43.5) 8.4(47.1) 13.0(55.4) 16.3(61.3) 20.8(69.4) 24.6(76.3) 27.7(81.9) 27.2(81.0) 22.7(72.9) 17.4(63.3) 10.8(51.4) 7.1(44.8) 16.9(62.4) Daily mean xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 3.4(38.1) 4.8(40.6) 8.4(47.1) 11.4(52.5) 15.8(60.4) 19.4(66.9) 22.1(71.8) 21.6(70.9) 17.6(63.7) 13.4(56.1) 7.5(45.5) 4.3(39.7) 12.5(54.5) Average low xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 0.3(32.5) 1.1(34.0) 3.8(38.8) 6.5(43.7) 10.7(51.3) 14.1(57.4) 16.6(61.9) 16.0(60.8) 12.5(54.5) 9.3(48.7) 4.3(39.7) 1.6(34.9) 8.1(46.6) Record low xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) xe2x88x9223.0(xe2x88x929.4) xe2x88x9222.5(xe2x88x928.5) xe2x88x9210.5(13.1) xe2x88x924.4(24.1) xe2x88x923.8(25.2) 2.3(36.1) 6.1(43.0) 4.6(40.3) 0.2(32.4) xe2x88x924.5(23.9) xe2x88x929.4(15.1) xe2x88x9224.6(xe2x88x9212.3) xe2x88x9224.6(xe2x88x9212.3) Average precipitation mm (inches) 47.2(1.86) 44.1(1.74) 50.4(1.98) 74.9(2.95) 90.8(3.57) 75.6(2.98) 63.7(2.51) 62.0(2.44) 87.5(3.44) 98.6(3.88) 81.9(3.22) 55.2(2.17) 831.9(32.75) Average precipitation days (xe2x89xa5 1.0 mm) 9.0 7.8 8.4 9.3 11.3 8.4 6.9 7.1 7.6 10.2 9.0 9.1 104.1 Mean monthly sunshine hours 73.9 101.2 170.2 190.5 221.4 254.3 283.0 252.7 194.8 129.6 75.9 54.5 2,001.9 Source: Meteo France,[30][31] | WIKI |
| Climate data for Lyon (LYN), elevation: 201 m, 1961-1990 normals and extremes Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 16.3(61.3) 21.4(70.5) 25.7(78.3) 28.0(82.4) 29.4(84.9) 34.4(93.9) 39.8(103.6) 37.1(98.8) 33.8(92.8) 28.4(83.1) 22.6(72.7) 20.2(68.4) 39.8(103.6) Mean maximum xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 10.2(50.4) 14.4(57.9) 15.9(60.6) 18.6(65.5) 23.1(73.6) 28.8(83.8) 32.8(91.0) 28.1(82.6) 27.3(81.1) 19.7(67.5) 14.1(57.4) 9.5(49.1) 32.8(91.0) Average high xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 6.1(43.0) 8.2(46.8) 11.6(52.9) 15.2(59.4) 19.1(66.4) 22.9(73.2) 26.1(79.0) 26.0(78.8) 22.4(72.3) 17.1(62.8) 10.0(50.0) 6.4(43.5) 15.9(60.7) Daily mean xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 3.0(37.4) 4.9(40.8) 7.4(45.3) 10.2(50.4) 14.0(57.2) 17.6(63.7) 20.6(69.1) 20.0(68.0) 17.1(62.8) 12.7(54.9) 6.7(44.1) 3.9(39.0) 11.5(52.7) Average low xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 0.2(32.4) 1.4(34.5) 2.9(37.2) 5.2(41.4) 9.1(48.4) 12.5(54.5) 14.8(58.6) 14.4(57.9) 11.7(53.1) 8.3(46.9) 3.5(38.3) 0.7(33.3) 7.1(44.7) Mean minimum xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) xe2x88x927.0(19.4) xe2x88x924.7(23.5) xe2x88x921.4(29.5) 3.2(37.8) 7.6(45.7) 10.9(51.6) 13.1(55.6) 12.9(55.2) 8.1(46.6) 4.5(40.1) 1.0(33.8) xe2x88x924.7(23.5) xe2x88x927.0(19.4) Record low xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) xe2x88x9223.0(xe2x88x929.4) xe2x88x9219.3(xe2x88x922.7) xe2x88x9210.5(13.1) xe2x88x923.2(26.2) xe2x88x920.3(31.5) 3.6(38.5) 6.1(43.0) 5.2(41.4) 1.9(35.4) xe2x88x923.2(26.2) xe2x88x927.1(19.2) xe2x88x9216.0(3.2) xe2x88x9223.0(xe2x88x929.4) Average precipitation mm (inches) 54.0(2.13) 53.8(2.12) 72.2(2.84) 56.1(2.21) 72.6(2.86) 73.2(2.88) 54.5(2.15) 71.6(2.82) 53.2(2.09) 56.2(2.21) 68.0(2.68) 55.8(2.20) 741.2(29.19) Average precipitation days (xe2x89xa5 1.0 mm) 10.4 9.3 9.7 9.6 10.9 8.2 6.8 8.2 7.3 8.5 8.9 9.8 107.6 Average snowy days 5.5 3.9 2.5 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 4.6 19.6 Average relative humidity (%) 84 80 74 71 72 70 65 70 76 82 84 86 76 Mean monthly sunshine hours 62.6 89.8 147.5 184.2 215.9 250.9 292.6 259.0 208.1 134.3 75.3 55.4 1,975.6 Percent possible sunshine 23 31 41 46 47 54 62 60 56 40 27 21 42 Source 1: NOAA[32] Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity)[33] | WIKI |
| Map of the City of Lyon divided into 9 arrondissements | WIKI |
| Like Paris and Marseille, the commune (municipality) of Lyon is divided into a number of municipal arrondissements, each of which is identified by a number and has its own council and town hall. | WIKI |
| Five arrondissements were originally created in 1852, when three neighbouring communes (La Croix-Rousse, La Guillotixc3xa8re, and Vaise) were annexed by Lyon. | WIKI |
| Then, in 1963, the commune of Saint-Rambert-l'xc3x8ele-Barbe was annexed to Lyon's fifth arrondissement. | WIKI |
| A year later, in 1964, the fifth was split to create Lyon's 9th xe2x80x93 and, to date, final xe2x80x93 arrondissement. | WIKI |
| Geographically, Lyon's two main rivers, the Saxc3xb4ne and the Rhxc3xb4ne, divide the arrondissements into three groups: | WIKI |
| This is a list of mayors of the commune of Lyon since the end of the 19th century. | WIKI |
| Map of the Metropolis of Lyon and its 59 communes (the commune of Lyon is in red) | WIKI |
| Since 2015, the commune of Lyon (48xc2xa0km2 (19xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) in land area) and 58 suburban communes have formed the Metropolis of Lyon (534xc2xa0km2 (206xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) in land area), a directly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of most urban issues. | WIKI |
| The 6 wards with names starting with "Lyon" are all located within the commune of Lyon. | WIKI |
| The division of the Metropolis of Lyon in large electoral wards often grouping various communes and dividing the commune of Lyon into 6 wards was criticized by the suburban mayors, as it ended the rule of 'one commune, one metropolitan councilor'. | WIKI |
| The Roman ruins on the hillside near the Fourvixc3xa8re Basilica, with the Ancient Theatre of Fourvixc3xa8re, the Odeon of Lyon and the accompanying Gallo-Roman museum; Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls xe2x80x93 ruins of a Roman amphitheatre. | WIKI |
| Ancient Theatre of Fourvixc3xa8re Odeon of Lyon Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls | WIKI |
| Cathedral of St. John, a medieval church with architectural elements of the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, also the principal religious structure in the city and the seat of the Archbishop of Lyon; Basilica of St-Martin-d'Ainay, one of the rare surviving Romanesque basilica-style churches in Lyon; xc3x89glise Saint-Paul, Romanesque (12th and 13th century) and Gothic (15thxe2x80x9316th century) church; xc3x89glise Saint-Bonaventure, 14th- and 15th-century Gothic church; xc3x89glise Saint-Nizier, Gothic church from the 15th century, having a doorway carved in the 16th century by Philibert Delorme; Vieux Lyon (English: Old Lyon) area, Medieval and Renaissance quarter of the town, with shops, dining and cobbled streets; The many Renaissance hxc3xb4tels particuliers of the Old Lyon quarter, such as the Hxc3xb4tel de Bullioud, were also built by Philibert Delorme. | WIKI |
| Lyon Cathedral Vieux Lyon xc3x89glise Saint-Paul xc3x89glise Saint-Bonaventure Saint-Nizier Church Church of Saint-Just, Lyon Basilica of Saint-Martin d'Ainay Manxc3xa9canterie, Lyon | WIKI |
| City Hall on the Place des Terreaux, built by architects Jules Hardouin-Mansart and Robert de Cotte; Musxc3xa9e des beaux-arts de Lyon, fine arts museum housed in a former convent of the 17th century, including the Baroque chapelle Saint-Pierre; Hxc3xb4tel-Dieu de Lyon (17th and 18th century), historical hospital with a baroque chapel; Temple du Change (17th and 18th century), former stock exchange of Lyon, Protestant temple since the 18th century; Place Bellecour, one of the largest town squares in Europe; Chapelle de la Trinitxc3xa9 (1622), the first Baroque chapel built in Lyon, and part of the former xc3x89cole de la Trinitxc3xa9, now Collxc3xa8ge-lycxc3xa9e Ampxc3xa8re; xc3x89glise Saint-Polycarpe (1665xe2x80x931670), Classical church; xc3x89glise Saint-Just (16th to 18th century), Classical church; Saint-Bruno des Chartreux (17th and 18th century), church, masterpiece of Baroque architecture; xc3x89glise Notre Dame Saint-Vincent (18th century), Neo-classical church. | WIKI |
| Hxc3xb4tel de ville de Lyon Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon Hxc3xb4tel-Dieu de Lyon Place Bellecour xc3x89glise Notre Dame Saint-Vincent Temple du Change Church of Saint-Bruno des Chartreux | WIKI |
| Opxc3xa9ra Nouvel (1831), renovated in 1993 by Jean Nouvel; Thxc3xa9xc3xa2tre des Cxc3xa9lestins (1877), designed by Gaspard Andrxc3xa9; Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvixc3xa8re, large 19th-century basilica on the top of Fourvixc3xa8re Hill; Tour mxc3xa9tallique de Fourvixc3xa8re (1894); La Mouche Cattle Market and Abbatoir (1914, 1928), designed by Tony Garnier; Sainte Marie de La Tourette monastery (1960) designed by Le Corbusier; Saint-Exupxc3xa9ry International Airport (formerly Satolas Airport), designed by Guillaume Gilbert; Gare de Lyon Saint-Exupxc3xa9ry (1994) by Santiago Calatrava; Palais des congrxc3xa8s de Lyon (1998), designed by Renzo Piano and a group of buildings for various functions; Tour du Crxc3xa9dit Lyonnais; Tour Oxygxc3xa8ne; Tour Incity. | WIKI |
| Palais de la Bourse, Lyon Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvixc3xa8re Metallic tower of Fourvixc3xa8re Place des Jacobins Palais de justice historique de Lyon Thxc3xa9xc3xa2tre des Cxc3xa9lestins Museum of Institut Lumixc3xa8re Opxc3xa9ra Nouvel Tour Part-Dieu | WIKI |
| Musxc3xa9e des beaux-arts de Lyon (Fine Arts Museum), main museum of the city and one of the largest art galleries in France. | WIKI |
| The Gallo-Roman Museum displaying many valuable objects and artworks found on the site of Roman Lyon (Lugdunum) such as Circus Games Mosaic, Coligny calendar and the Taurobolic Altar; Centre d'histoire de la rxc3xa9sistance et de la dxc3xa9portation; Musxc3xa9e des Confluences, new museum of sciences and anthropology which opened its doors on 20 December 2014. | WIKI |
| It holds one of the world's largest textile collections with 2,500,000 works; Musxc3xa9e d'art contemporain de Lyon, contemporary art museum; Musxc3xa9e de L'imprimerie, printing museum; Musxc3xa9e Gadagne, museum of the history of Lyon housed in a historic building in Vieux Lyon. | WIKI |
| Main article: Parks in Lyon | WIKI |
| Parc de la Txc3xaate d'or, aka Golden Head Park, in central Lyon is the largest urban park in France at 117 hectares. | WIKI |
| Jardin botanique de Lyon (8 hectares), included in the Parc de la Txc3xaate d'Or, is a municipal botanical garden and is open weekdays without charge. | WIKI |
| The GDP of Lyon was 74xc2xa0billion euro in 2012,[36] making it the second richest city in France after Paris. | WIKI |
| Lyon and its region Rhxc3xb4ne-Alpes represent one of the most important economies in Europe and, according to Loughborough University, can be compared to Philadelphia, Mumbai or Athens with regard to its international position. | WIKI |
| The city of Lyon is working in partnership to more easily enable the establishment of new headquarters in the territory (ADERLY, Chambre du commerce et d'industrie, Grand Lyon...). | WIKI |
| Lyon is home to the P4-Insermxe2x80x93ean Merieux Laboratory which conducts top-level vaccine research. | WIKI |
| The city is home to the headquarters of many large companies such as Groupe SEB, Sanofi Pasteur, Renault Trucks, Norbert Dentressangle, LCL S.A., Descours & Cabaud, Merial, Point S, BioMxc3xa9rieux, Iveco Bus, Compagnie Nationale du Rhxc3xb4ne, GL Events, April Group, Boiron, Feu Vert, Panzani, Babolat, Euronews, Lyon Airports, LVL Medical, and inter-governmental agencies IARC, Interpol. | WIKI |
| Tourism is an important part of the Lyon economy, with one billion euros in 2007 and 3.5xc2xa0million hotel-nights in 2006 provided by non-residents. | WIKI |
| In January 2009, Lyon ranked first in France for hostels business. | WIKI |
| During the event, the local population places candles (lumignons) at their windows and the city of Lyon organizes impressive large-scale light shows onto the sides of important Lyonnais monuments, such as the medieval Cathxc3xa9drale St-Jean. | WIKI |
| The Opxc3xa9ra Nouvel (New Opera House) is the home of the Opxc3xa9ra National de Lyon. | WIKI |
| Lyon is also the French capital of "trompe l'xc5x93il" walls, a very ancient tradition. | WIKI |
| [40][41] The Brothers of the Sacred Heart, a Roman Catholic congregation that operates schools in Europe and North America, was founded in Lyon in 1821. | WIKI |
| The African Museum of Lyon is one of the oldest museums situated in Lyon. | WIKI |
| Lyon sees itself as the centre of the French resistance and many members were shot in Place Bellecour in the town centre. | WIKI |
| The unusual project Lyon Dubai City, a reproduction of some districts of Lyon in Dubai, is a major point for tourism in Lyon. | WIKI |
| Lyon is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission Intercultural cities program. | WIKI |
| Jalousies and mantling are part of Lyon's architecture. | WIKI |
| The Historic Site of Lyon was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998. | WIKI |
| The first examples of traboules are thought to have been built in Lyon in the 4th century. | WIKI |
| Lyon has a long and chronicled culinary arts tradition. | WIKI |
| Another Lyon tradition is a type of brunch food called "mxc3xa2chons", made of local charcuterie and usually accompanied by Beaujolais red wine. | WIKI |
| Popular local confections include marron glacxc3xa9 and coussin de Lyon. | WIKI |
| More recently, the french tacos was invented in Lyon suburbs in the early 2000s and is now worldwide famous. | WIKI |
| Lyon is home to the football club Olympique Lyonnais (OL), whose men's team plays in Ligue 1 and has won the championship of that competition seven times, all consecutively from 2002 to 2008). | WIKI |
| They are on a streak of 14 top-flight championships (2007xe2x80x93present), and additionally claim the four titles won by the original incarnation of FC Lyon, a women's football club that merged into OL in 2004 (the current FC Lyon was founded in 2009). | WIKI |
| Lyon hosted the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup semi-finals as well as the Final on 7 July at Stade de Lyon. | WIKI |
| Lyon has a rugby union team, Lyon OU, in the Top 14, which moved into Stade de Gerland full-time in 2017xe2x80x9318. | WIKI |
| In addition, Lyon has a rugby league side called Lyon Villeurbanne that plays in the French rugby league championship. | WIKI |
| Lyon is also home to the Lyon Hockey Club, an ice hockey team that competes in France's national ice hockey league. | WIKI |
| The Patinoire Charlemagne is the seat of Club des Sports de Glace de Lyon, the club of Olympic ice dancing champions Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat, and world champions Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Shoenfelder. | WIKI |
| Since 2000, Birdy Kids, a group of graffiti artists from the city, has decorated several random buildings and walls along the Lyon ring road. | WIKI |
| The population of the city (commune) of Lyon proper was 516,092 at the January 2017 census. | WIKI |
| Population of Lyon (commune)(within 2020 borders)YearPop.xc2xb1% p.a. | WIKI |
| are the redressed figures calculated by INSEE to correct the overestimated population of Lyon published by the municipal authorities at the time (10,000s of false residents had been added by the municipal authorities to artificially inflate the population figures and remain the 2nd largest city of France ahead of Marseille). | WIKI |
| City of Lyon population by country of origin (2015)[59] Country/Territory Population France 366.647 (71.4%) Algeria 33,463 (6.5%) Portugal 15,467 (3.0%) Tunisia 13,568 (2.6%) Morocco 8,585 (1.6%) Italy 7,823 (1.5%) Turkey 7,462 (1.4%) Spain 5,099 (1.0%) Other 55,161 (10.7%) | WIKI |
| The city of Lyon and 58 suburban municipalities have formed since 2015 the Metropolis of Lyon, a directly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of most urban issues, with a population of 1,385,927 in 2017. | WIKI |
| Population of Lyon (metropolis)(59 communes, within 2020 borders)YearPop.xc2xb1% p.a. | WIKI |
| are computed using the redressed figures for the commune of Lyon calculated by INSEE to correct the overestimated population of Lyon published by the municipal authorities at the time (10,000s of false residents had been added by the municipal authorities to artificially inflate the population figures and remain the 2nd largest city of France ahead of Marseille). | WIKI |
| [56] The 1906 figure is computed using the figure for the commune of Lyon published by the municipal authorities, probably already inflated, but not corrected by INSEE because the overestimate was smaller than 10,000. | WIKI |
| xc3x89cole Centrale de Lyon; xc3x89cole Normale Supxc3xa9rieure de Lyon EM Lyon (xc3x89cole de Management de Lyon); ECE Lyon (xc3x89cole de Commerce Europxc3xa9enne de Lyon); Institut d'xc3xa9tudes politiques de Lyon (Sciences Po Lyon); CPE Lyon; CNSMD (Conservatoire national supxc3xa9rieur de musique et de danse de Lyon) ECAM Lyon (xc3x89cole Catholique d'Arts et Mxc3xa9tiers de Lyon); EPITECH; EPITA; ENTPE (xc3x89cole Nationale des Travaux Publiques de l'xc3x89tat); ESME-Sudria; xc3x89cole des Beaux-Arts; E-Artsup; INSA Lyon (Institut National des Sciences Appliquxc3xa9es de Lyon); Polytech Lyon; Institut supxc3xa9rieur europxc3xa9en de gestion group; ISARA (Institut Supxc3xa9rieur d'Agriculture Rhxc3xb4ne Alpes); Institution des Chartreux; Institut polytechnique des sciences avancxc3xa9es; Universitxc3xa9 Claude Bernard (Lyon 1); Universitxc3xa9 Lumixc3xa8re (Lyon 2); Universitxc3xa9 Jean Moulin (Lyon 3); IAE (Institut d'Administration des Entreprises de Lyon); Institut Sup'Biotech de Paris; Catholic University of Lyon; ESDES Business School; IDRAC (International School of Management); Wesford Graduate Business School; IFAG (Business Management School); Institut supxc3xa9rieur europxc3xa9en de formation par l'action; Le Lycxc3xa9e du Parc; La Martiniere Lyon; Web@cademie; CEESO (Centre Europxc3xa9en d'Enseignement Supxc3xa9rieur de l'Ostxc3xa9opathie); Bellecour, Ecoles D'Arts. | WIKI |
| IPSA Lyon Campus | WIKI |
| There are some international private schools in the Lyon area, including: | WIKI |
| Citxc3xa9 Scolaire Internationale de Lyon or the Lycxc3xa9e de Gerland; Includes the Section Japonaises (xe3x83xaaxe3x83xa8xe3x83xb3xe3x83xbbxe3x82xb8xe3x82xa7xe3x83xabxe3x83xa9xe3x83xb3xe8xa3x9cxe7xbfx92xe6x8ex88xe6xa5xadxe6xa0xa1 Riyon Jeruran Hoshxc5xab Jugyxc5x8d Kxc5x8d "Lyon Gerland Japanese Supplementary School"), which the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) counts as a part-time Japanese supplementary school[60] Ombrosa; International School of Lyon in nearby Sainte-Foy-lxc3xa8s-Lyon; Montessori School of Lyon. | WIKI |
| The Association Pour le Developpement de la Langue et de la Culture Japonaises (ADLCJ; xe3x83xaaxe3x83xa8xe3x83xb3xe8xa3x9cxe7xbfx92xe6x8ex88xe6xa5xadxe6xa0xa1 Riyon Hoshxc5xab Jugyxc5x8d Kxc5x8d) is held in the Maison Berty Albrecht in Villeurbanne, near Lyon. | WIKI |
| Further information: Lyon Metro, Lyon tramway, Trolleybuses in Lyon, Buses in Lyon, Transport in Rhxc3xb4ne-Alpes, and TER Rhxc3xb4ne Alpes | WIKI |
| Network of highways around Lyon | WIKI |
| Lyonxe2x80x93Saint-Exupxc3xa9ry Airport, located east of Lyon, serves as a base for domestic and international flights. | WIKI |
| Lyon public transport Sytral offers a bus service, Route 47, that links the airport to Meyzieu[62] where passengers can change onto Tram T3. | WIKI |
| Lyon has two major railway stations: Lyon Part-Dieu, which was built to accommodate the TGV, and Lyon Perrache, an older station that now provides mostly regional service. | WIKI |
| Lyon was the first city to be connected to Paris by the TGV in 1981. | WIKI |
| Since that time the TGV train network has expanded and links Lyon directly to Perpignan, Toulouse, Nice, Marseille, Strasbourg, Nantes and Lille. | WIKI |
| Lyon is served by the Eurolines intercity coach organisation. | WIKI |
| Its Lyon terminal is located at the city's Perrache railway station, which serves as an intermodal transportation hub for tramways, local and regional trains and buses, the terminus of Metro line A, of the Tramway T2, the bicycle service Vxc3xa9lo'v, and taxis. | WIKI |
| The Transports en commun lyonnais (TCL), Lyon's public transit system, consisting of metro, tramways and buses, serves 62 communes of the Lyon metropolis. | WIKI |
| There are seven Lyon tram lines (xc2xa0T1 xc2xa0T2 xc2xa0T3 xc2xa0T4 xc2xa0T5) since April 2009: T1 from Debourg in the south to IUT-Feyssine in the north, Tram T2 from Perrache railway station to Saint-Priest in the south-east, Tram T3 from Part-Dieu to Meyzieu, Tram T4 from 'Hxc3xb4ptial Feyzin Venissieux' to Gaston Berger. | WIKI |
| The Lyon bus network consists of the Lyon trolleybus system, motorbuses, and coaches for areas outside the centre. | WIKI |
| Lyon was the first city in France to introduce this bicycle renting system. | WIKI |
| The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Lyon on a weekday is 45 minutes. | WIKI |
| Lyon is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission "Intercultural cities" program. | WIKI |
| [64] Lyon is twinned with:[65] | WIKI |
| Located in the Auvergne-Rhxc3xb4ne-Alpes region, at the confluence of the Saxc3xb4ne and the Rhxc3xb4ne Rivers, the city of Lyon is dominated by two hills: Fourvixc3xa8re to the west and Croix-Rousse to the east. | UNESCO |
| The long history of Lyon, from a proto-urban agglomeration from the Celtic era to its founding by the Romans with the capital of Trois Gaules in the 1st century BC, has continued to play a major role in Europexe2x80x99s political, cultural and economic development, and is vividly illustrated by its urban fabric and the many fine historic buildings dating from all periods. | UNESCO |
| The specificity of Lyon is its progressive expansion towards the east while preserving, at each stage of its growth, the richness of its earlier dwellings. | UNESCO |
| Unlike many other cities where the centre was destroyed in order to be rebuilt in the same place with new architecture, Lyonxe2x80x99s centre has shifted location, enabling the safeguarding of whole districts whose permanence renders the history of the city visible on the buildings themselves. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): Lyon bears exceptional testimony to the continuity of urban settlement over more than two millennia on a site of great commercial and strategic significance, where cultural traditions from many parts of Europe have come together to create a coherent and vigorous continuing community. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): By virtue of the particular manner in which it has developed spatially, Lyon illustrates in an exceptional way the progress and evolution of architectural design and town planning over many centuries. | UNESCO |
| The architectural heritage of Lyon is representative of all periods from the Middle Ages until today, including significant Gallo-Roman elements. | UNESCO |
| The site of Lyon presents high authenticity through the permanence of three principal characteristics that define its town planning, the development of which is unique: the confluence, the coherence of the urban model and urbanity. | UNESCO |
| Moreover, Lyon represents, with its urban construction of more than two millennia, a development of its unique town planning: instead of rebuilding on itself, the city progressively expanded towards the east, thus conserving all the forms of town planning of the different eras alongside each other. | UNESCO |
| The city of Lyon coordinates action programmes that concern all the heritage chains, in close contact with the services of the metropole of Grande Lyon, the region and the State. | UNESCO |