Métropole de 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 Metropolitan 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 département, taking the territory out of the purview of département of Rhône.
It replaced the Urban Community of Lyon on 1 January 2015, in accordance with the MAPAM Law enacted in January 2014.
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