Metropolis of Lyon


The Metropolis of Lyon, also known as Grand 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 1,436,354 in 2023, 36.1% 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 enacted in January 2014. The first direct metropolitan elections were held in March and June 2020, leading to a victory by The Ecologists. The president of the metropolitan council has been Green Party leader Bruno Bernard, since July 2020.

Geography

The Metropolis of Lyon covers an area of. 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.

Communes

The Metropolis of Lyon consists of 58 communes. The most populous commune is Lyon. As of 2023, there are 10 communes with more than 30,000 inhabitants:
CommunePopulation
Lyon519,127
Villeurbanne163,684
Vénissieux65,502
Vaulx-en-Velin53,069
Saint-Priest49,229
Caluire-et-Cuire43,597
Bron42,982
Oullins-Pierre-Bénite38,168
Meyzieu36,687
Rillieux-la-Pape31,389