| Metropolis of Lyon | |
| Native Name Lang: | fr |
| Type: | Territorial collectivity |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Logo Grand Lyon.svg |
| Blank Emblem Size: | 180 |
| Image Map1: | Métropole de Lyon map-blank.svg |
| Map Caption1: | The city (commune) of Lyon (in red) and 58 suburban communes (in blue) make up the metropolitan region. |
| Coordinates: | 45.7575°N 4.8539°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | France |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Seat Type: | Prefecture |
| Seat: | Lyon |
| Parts Type: | Subprefectures |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Leader Party: | The Ecologists |
| Leader Title: | President of the metropolitan council |
| Leader Name: | Bruno Bernard |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 533.68 |
| Population Rank: | 11th |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [1] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Metro |
| Demographics2 Info1: | €98.429 billion (2021) |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Department number |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 69M |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Arrondissements |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 1 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Cantons |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | none |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Communes |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | 58 |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
The Metropolis of Lyon (fr|Métropole de Lyon, pronounced as /fr/), also known as French: Grand Lyon (pronounced as /fr/), "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 1,424,069 in 2021,[2] 36.7% of whom lived in the city of Lyon proper.
It replaced the Urban Community of Lyon on 1 January 2015, in accordance with the MAPAM law (fr) enacted in January 2014.[3] 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.
The Metropolis of Lyon covers an area of .[2] It covers the city of Lyon and its main suburbs. The rivers Rhône and Saône flow through it. It borders the department Rhône to the northwest and southwest, Ain to the northeast, and Isère to the southeast.
See main article: Communes of the Lyon Metropolis.
The Metropolis of Lyon consists of 58 communes.[4] The most populous commune is Lyon. As of 2019, there are 9 communes with more than 30,000 inhabitants:[5]
| Commune | Population (2019) | |
|---|---|---|
| Lyon | 522,969 | |
| Villeurbanne | 152,212 | |
| Vénissieux | 67,285 | |
| Vaulx-en-Velin | 52,795 | |
| Saint-Priest | 46,927 | |
| Caluire-et-Cuire | 43,294 | |
| Bron | 42,244 | |
| Meyzieu | 34,640 | |
| Rillieux-la-Pape | 30,697 |