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Métropole de Lyon | ||
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![]() Location of Metropolitan Lyon in France | ||
![]() The city (commune) of Lyon (in red) and 58 suburban communes (in blue) make up the Metropolitan region. | ||
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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 | 2,596.925/km2 (6,726.01/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Department number | 69M | |
Arrondissements | 1 | |
Cantons | none | |
Communes | 59 | |
Website | {{ |
The Metropolis of 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. It is a directly elected metropolitan authority that is made-up by the city of Lyon and most of its suburbs.
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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