The Metropolis of Lyon (, ), also known as Grand Lyon (, '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 Rhône department. 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 (fr) enacted in January 2014. Loi n° 2014-58 du 27 janvier 2014 de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation des métropoles 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 was Bruno Bernard, succeeded in 2026 by Véronique Sarselli of The Republicans.
Geography
The Metropolis of Lyon covers an area of .Caparateur de territoires - Métropole de Lyon, INSEE. 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.Intercommunalité : Métropole de Lyon, INSEE The most populous commune is Lyon. As of 2023, there are 10 communes with more than 30,000 inhabitants:
Commune Population (2023) Lyon 519,127 Villeurbanne 163,684 Vénissieux 65,502 Vaulx-en-Velin 53,069 Saint-Priest 49,229 Caluire-et-Cuire 43,597 Bron 42,982 Oullins-Pierre-Bénite 38,168 Meyzieu 36,687 Rillieux-la-Pape 31,389
See also Metropolitan Council of Lyon Parks in Lyon
References
External links
Metropolitan Lyon website (in French) The Greater Lyon official business website (in English) (in French)