Metropolis of Lyon
French territorial collectivity created in 2015, exercising the competences of both a metropolis and a département
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Summary
Metropolis of Lyon is a territorial collectivity of France with special status[1]. It draws 5,820 Wikipedia views per month (territorial collectivity of france with special status category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes[3], departmental district of the Rhône[4], Arrondissement of Lyon[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Head of government: Bruno Bernard[7]
- Instance of: metropolis[8], métropole[9]
- Capital: Lyon[10]
- Shares border with: Rhône[11], Ain[12], Isère[13], Jons[14]
- Main regulatory text: Loi de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation des métropoles[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Villeurbanne[16], Bron[17], Givors[18], Francheville[19], Dardilly[20], Vaulx-en-Velin[21], Vénissieux[22], Feyzin[23], Caluire-et-Cuire[24], Écully[25], Saint-Priest[26], Rillieux-la-Pape[27], Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon[28], Neuville-sur-Saône[29]
- Follows: Rhône[30]
- Headquarters location: Lyon[31]
- Commons category: Métropole de Lyon[32]
Why It Matters
Metropolis of Lyon has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]