Metropolis of Lyon | |
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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″N4°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 (2023) [1] | |
• Total | 1,436,354 |
| • Rank | 11th |
| • Density | 2,691.4/km2 (6,970.7/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, pronounced [metʁɔpɔldəljɔ̃] ⓘ ), also known as Grand Lyon ( [ɡʁɑ̃ljɔ̃] , 'Greater Lyon'), is a French territorial collectivity in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly-elected metropolitan authority, encompassing both the city of Lyon, and most of its suburbs. It has jurisdiction both as a department, and as a metropolis, which excludes its territory from direct responsibility to the French government department of Rhône. It had a population of 1,436,354 in 2023, 36.1% of whom lived in the city of Lyon proper. [3]
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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 Party leader Bruno Bernard, since July 2020.
