Fair of Lyon

Last updated March 31, 2019

The Fair of Lyon ( French : Foire de Lyon; or Foire internationale de Lyon) is a trade fair, traditionally held in March in Lyon, France. Begun as an initiative by Lyon mayor Édouard Herriot in 1916, the fair has been held in the Eurexpo convention center in Chassieu since 1985.

French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the spoken Latin in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien) has largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the (Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French.

A trade fair is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services, meet with industry partners and customers, study activities of rivals, and examine recent market trends and opportunities. In contrast to consumer fairs, only some trade fairs are open to the public, while others can only be attended by company representatives and members of the press, therefore trade shows are classified as either "public" or "trade only". A few fairs are hybrids of the two; one example is the Frankfurt Book Fair, which is trade only for its first three days and open to the general public on its final two days. They are held on a continuing basis in virtually all markets and normally attract companies from around the globe. For example, in the U.S., there are currently over 10,000 trade shows held every year, and several online directories have been established to help organizers, attendees, and marketers identify appropriate events.

Lyon Prefecture and commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Lyon is the third-largest city and second-largest urban area of France. It is located in the country's east-central part at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, about 470 km (292 mi) south from Paris, 320 km (199 mi) north from Marseille and 56 km (35 mi) northeast from Saint-Étienne. Inhabitants of the city are called Lyonnais.

History

The creation of the Fair of Lyon began in 1916 through an initiative by then mayor Édouard Herriot. He decided to build a vast "Palace" to accommodate the commercial stalls that were crowding the quays and streets, and impeding traffic flow in the area. The Fair Palace was built from 1918 to 1938 on land located between the Rhône and Parc de la Tête d'Or.^[1] Subsequent construction did not adhere to the original plan.^[2] The buildings of the Fair Palace were ultimately destroyed to make room for the Cité Internationale, leaving only the main façade of the central pavilion, now integrated into the Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon. In 1985 the fair was moved to the Eurexpo convention center in the commune of Chassieu, east of the Metropolis of Lyon.

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Themes

Each edition of the fair, starting from 2006, is devoted to a particular theme.

2006 –The People of Tibet, with Maurice Herzog as sponsor
2007 –Indonesia
2008 –India
2009 –Cinema, with Clovis Cornillac as sponsor
2010 – Japanese culture
2011 – Outer space and science fiction
2012 –Native Americans, with sponsor Harlyn Geronimo, great grandson of Geronimo
2013 –New York – New York! Exposition on New York City, with Douglas Kennedy as sponsor
2014 –Rock Story, an exposition on the history of rock, with Philippe Manœuvre as artistic advisor and sponsor
2015 –Les objets connectés (Connected Objects)
2016 –La foire de Lyon fête ses 100 ans ! (The Fair of Lyon Celebrates 100 Years!)
2017 –Viva Cuba
2018 – London Edition

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References

↑ Delfante, Charles (1994). Cent Ans d'Urbanisme à Lyon (in French) (LUGD ed.). pp. 164–165. ISBN 978-2841470044.
↑ "La Cité Internationale" (PDF). Plate-Forme D'Observation Des Projets et Stratégies Urbaines (in French). June 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

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[1] Delfante, Charles (1994). Cent Ans d'Urbanisme à Lyon (in French) (LUGD ed.). pp. 164–165. ISBN 978-2841470044.

[2] "La Cité Internationale" (PDF). Plate-Forme D'Observation Des Projets et Stratégies Urbaines (in French). June 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2016.