Lyon
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Lyon
Summary
Lyon is a commune of France[1]. Lyon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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 is on the continent of Europe[11].
- Lyon's instance of is recorded as commune of France[12].
- Lyon's instance of is recorded as commune of France with specific status[13].
- Lyon's instance of is recorded as big city[14].
- Lyon's instance of is recorded as college town[15].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or[16].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or[17].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Fons[18].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon[19].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Tassin-la-Demi-Lune[20].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Vénissieux[21].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Villeurbanne[22].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Bron[23].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Caluire-et-Cuire[24].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or[25].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or[26].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Écully[27].
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Lyon include Turin–Lyon high-speed railway[28], a high-speed railway line[29], in France[30]; Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport[31], an international airport[32], in France[33]; boule lyonnaise[34], a type of sport[35]; Chazelles-sur-Lyon[36], a commune of France[37], in France[38]; Lyon-Bron Airport[39], an airport[40], in France[41]; Lyon People[42], a monthly newspaper[43], in France[44], founded in 2000[45]; Paris-Gare-de-Lyon[46], a dead-end railway station[47], in France[48], founded in 1847[49]; and Lyon[50], a town in the United States[51], in United States[52].
Why It Matters
Lyon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Lyon is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for Lyon include Turin–Lyon high-speed railway[28], a high-speed railway line[29], in France[30]; Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport[31], an international airport[32], in France[33]; boule lyonnaise[34], a type of sport[35]; Chazelles-sur-Lyon[36], a commune of France[37], in France[38]; Lyon-Bron Airport[39], an airport[40], in France[41]; and Lyon People[42], a monthly newspaper[43], in France[44], founded in 2000[45].