Lyon Metropolis

Metropolis of 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 / 45.75750°N 4.85389°E / 45.75750; 4.85389
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.grandlyon.com

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.

It had a population of 1,385,927 in 2017,^[1] 37.2% of whom lived in the city of Lyon.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Intercommunalité-Métropole de Métropole de Lyon (200046977)". INSEE. Retrieved 13 October 2020.