Lyon

Summary

Lyon is a commune of France^[1]. Lyon ranks in the top 0.016% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,876 views/month, #5 of 31,031).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lyon is located in Metropolis of Lyon^[3].
• Lyon is located in Arrondissement of Lyon^[4].
• Lyon is located in departmental district of the Rhône^[5].
• Lyon is in the country of France^[6].
• Lyon is on the body of water Rhône^[7].
• Lyon is on the body of water Saône^[8].
• Lyon is on the body of water Tête d'Or Lake^[9].
• Lyon's head of government is recorded as Grégory Doucet^[10].
• Lyon's image is recorded as 01. Panorama de Lyon pris depuis le toit de la Basilique de Fourvière.jpg^[11].
• Lyon's continent is recorded as Europe^[12].
• Lyon's instance of is recorded as commune of France^[13].
• Lyon's instance of is recorded as commune of France with specific status^[14].
• Lyon's instance of is recorded as big city^[15].
• Lyon's instance of is recorded as college town^[16].
• Lyon's flag image is recorded as Flag of Lyon, France.svg^[17].
• Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or^[18].
• Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or^[19].
• Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Fons^[20].
• Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon^[21].
• Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Tassin-la-Demi-Lune^[22].
• Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Vénissieux^[23].
• Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Villeurbanne^[24].
• Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Bron^[25].
• Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Caluire-et-Cuire^[26].
• Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Lyon include Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in France^[30]; Paris-Gare-de-Lyon^[31], a dead-end railway station^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1847^[34]; Turin–Lyon high-speed railway^[35], a high-speed railway line^[36], in France^[37]; Emlyon Business School^[38], a grande école^[39], in France^[40], founded in 1872^[41], headquartered in Lyon^[42]; boule lyonnaise^[43], a type of sport^[44]; Lyon-Bron Airport^[45], an airport^[46], in France^[47]; Lyon^[48], a town in the United States^[49], in United States^[50]; and Chazelles-sur-Lyon^[51], a commune of France^[52], in France^[53].

Why It Matters

Lyon ranks in the top 0.016% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,876 views/month, #5 of 31,031).^[2] Lyon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] Lyon is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for Lyon include Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport^[28], an international airport^[29], in France^[30]; Paris-Gare-de-Lyon^[31], a dead-end railway station^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1847^[34]; Turin–Lyon high-speed railway^[35], a high-speed railway line^[36], in France^[37]; Emlyon Business School^[38], a grande école^[39], in France^[40], founded in 1872^[41], headquartered in Lyon^[42]; boule lyonnaise^[43], a type of sport^[44]; and Lyon-Bron Airport^[45], an airport^[46], in France^[47].