Metropolis of Lyon
Métropole de Lyon (French) | |
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![]() Location of metropolitan Lyon in metropolitan 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 / 45.75750°N 4.85389°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Prefecture | Lyon |
Government | |
• President of the metropolitan council | Bruno Bernard (The Ecologists) |
Area | |
• Total | 533.68 km2 (206.05 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,424,069 |
• Rank | 11th |
• Density | 2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
GDP | |
• Metro | €98.429 billion (2021) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 69M |
Arrondissements | 1 |
Cantons | none |
Communes | 58 |
Website | www |
The Metropolis of Lyon (French: Métropole de Lyon, French pronunciation: [metʁɔpɔl də ljɔ̃] ), also known as Grand Lyon (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ ljɔ̃], "Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity located in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly elected metropolitan authority 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. It had a population of 1,424,069 in 2021,[3] 36.7% 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.[4] 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 has been Green leader Bruno Bernard since July 2020.