Bron
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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| Coordinates: 45°44′22″N 4°54′50″E / 45.7394°N 4.9139°ECoordinates: 45°44′22″N 4°54′50″E / 45.7394°N 4.9139°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Metropolis of Lyon |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
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| • Mayor (2015-2020) | Jean-Michel Longueval (PS) |
| Area1 | 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 39,232 |
| • Density | 3,800/km2 (9,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69029 /69500 |
| Elevation | 183–221 m (600–725 ft) (avg. 212 m or 696 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Bron is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
It lies 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Lyon. It is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its east side.
The earliest traces of life in Bron can be found in the cemetery and date from 71 BC. The town as it is today did not take shape until approximately 1812.
In mid-August 1944, prisoners from Montluc prison were taken to Bron Airfield where 109 of them, including 72 Jews, were killed in what would become known as Le Charnier de Bron ("The Charnel house of Bron").
Bron was spared much of the damage caused by the riots in many of France's suburbs in the 1990s, such as in Venissieux and Villeurbanne.
Bron has a fort (erected between 1872 and 1876).
Bron is served by the following TCL (Lyon public transport) services:
Bron airport
Lyon-Bron Airport (technically located in the communes of Chassieu and Saint-Priest) has existed since 1920, although much of its commercial activity was diverted to Satolas (Saint-Exupéry International Airport), Lyon's main airport, in 1975.
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