Metropolis of Lyon
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Metropolitan Lyon Métropole de Lyon |
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 Location of Metropolitan Lyon in France |
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 The city (commune) of Lyon (in red) and 58 suburban communes (in blue) make up the Metropolian region. |
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| Coordinates: 45°45′27″N 4°51′14″E / 45.75750°N 4.85389°ECoordinates: 45°45′27″N 4°51′14″E / 45.75750°N 4.85389°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Prefecture | Lyon | |
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| • President of the Metropolitan council | Gérard Collomb (PS) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 533.68 km2 (206.05 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 1,551,108 | |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Department number | 69M | |
| Arrondissements | 1 | |
| Cantons | none | |
| Communes | 59 | |
| Website | www |
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Metropolitan Lyon (French: métropole de Lyon), also known as Grand Lyon (i.e. "Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity (collectivité territoriale) with special status located in the central Eastern region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, encompassing the city of Lyon and most of its suburbs. It exercises the competences of both a metropolis and a departément, taking the territory out of the purview of département of Rhône.
It replaced the Urban Community of Lyon on January 1, 2015, in accordance with the MAPAM Law enacted in January 2014.
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