Bron

For other uses, see Bron (disambiguation).

Bron (French pronunciation: [bʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France.

Bron
Commune
Buildings on the Avenue Franklin Roosevelt
Coat of arms
Location of Bron
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Coordinates: 45°44′22″N 4°54′50″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Lyon Metropolis
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jérémie Breaud[1]
Area 1	10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	42,850
• Density	4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69029 /69500
Elevation	183–221 m (600–725 ft) (avg. 212 m or 696 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Bron lies 10 km (6.2 mi) east-southeast of central Lyon. It is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its east side.

Climate

Climate data for Lyon-Bron (Lyon–Bron Airport), elevation: 201 m, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1920–present
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	19.1 (66.4)	21.9 (71.4)	25.7 (78.3)	30.1 (86.2)	34.2 (93.6)	38.4 (101.1)	39.8 (103.6)	40.5 (104.9)	35.8 (96.4)	28.4 (83.1)	23.0 (73.4)	20.2 (68.4)	40.5 (104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.4 (43.5)	8.4 (47.1)	13.0 (55.4)	16.3 (61.3)	20.8 (69.4)	24.6 (76.3)	27.7 (81.9)	27.2 (81.0)	22.7 (72.9)	17.4 (63.3)	10.8 (51.4)	7.1 (44.8)	16.9 (62.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.4 (38.1)	4.8 (40.6)	8.4 (47.1)	11.4 (52.5)	15.8 (60.4)	19.4 (66.9)	22.1 (71.8)	21.6 (70.9)	17.6 (63.7)	13.4 (56.1)	7.5 (45.5)	4.3 (39.7)	12.5 (54.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.3 (32.5)	1.1 (34.0)	3.8 (38.8)	6.5 (43.7)	10.7 (51.3)	14.1 (57.4)	16.6 (61.9)	16.0 (60.8)	12.5 (54.5)	9.3 (48.7)	4.3 (39.7)	1.6 (34.9)	8.1 (46.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−23.0 (−9.4)	−22.5 (−8.5)	−10.5 (13.1)	−4.4 (24.1)	−3.8 (25.2)	2.3 (36.1)	6.1 (43.0)	4.6 (40.3)	0.2 (32.4)	−4.5 (23.9)	−9.4 (15.1)	−24.6 (−12.3)	−24.6 (−12.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	47.2 (1.86)	44.1 (1.74)	50.4 (1.98)	74.9 (2.95)	90.8 (3.57)	75.6 (2.98)	63.7 (2.51)	62.0 (2.44)	87.5 (3.44)	98.6 (3.88)	81.9 (3.22)	55.2 (2.17)	831.9 (32.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	9.0	7.8	8.4	9.3	11.3	8.4	6.9	7.1	7.6	10.2	9.0	9.1	104.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours	73.9	101.2	170.2	190.5	221.4	254.3	283.0	252.7	194.8	129.6	75.9	54.5	2,001.9
Source: Météo France[3][4][5]

Climate data for Lyon-Bron (Lyon–Bron Airport), elevation: 201 m, 1961–1990 normals and extremes
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.3 (61.3)	21.4 (70.5)	25.7 (78.3)	28.0 (82.4)	29.4 (84.9)	34.4 (93.9)	39.8 (103.6)	37.1 (98.8)	33.8 (92.8)	28.4 (83.1)	22.6 (72.7)	20.2 (68.4)	39.8 (103.6)
Mean maximum °C (°F)	10.2 (50.4)	14.4 (57.9)	15.9 (60.6)	18.6 (65.5)	23.1 (73.6)	28.8 (83.8)	32.8 (91.0)	28.1 (82.6)	27.3 (81.1)	19.7 (67.5)	14.1 (57.4)	9.5 (49.1)	32.8 (91.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.1 (43.0)	8.2 (46.8)	11.6 (52.9)	15.2 (59.4)	19.1 (66.4)	22.9 (73.2)	26.1 (79.0)	26.0 (78.8)	22.4 (72.3)	17.1 (62.8)	10.0 (50.0)	6.4 (43.5)	15.9 (60.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.0 (37.4)	4.9 (40.8)	7.4 (45.3)	10.2 (50.4)	14.0 (57.2)	17.6 (63.7)	20.6 (69.1)	20.0 (68.0)	17.1 (62.8)	12.7 (54.9)	6.7 (44.1)	3.9 (39.0)	11.5 (52.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.2 (32.4)	1.4 (34.5)	2.9 (37.2)	5.2 (41.4)	9.1 (48.4)	12.5 (54.5)	14.8 (58.6)	14.4 (57.9)	11.7 (53.1)	8.3 (46.9)	3.5 (38.3)	0.7 (33.3)	7.1 (44.7)
Mean minimum °C (°F)	−7.0 (19.4)	−4.7 (23.5)	−1.4 (29.5)	3.2 (37.8)	7.6 (45.7)	10.9 (51.6)	13.1 (55.6)	12.9 (55.2)	8.1 (46.6)	4.5 (40.1)	1.0 (33.8)	−4.7 (23.5)	−7.0 (19.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−23.0 (−9.4)	−19.3 (−2.7)	−10.5 (13.1)	−3.2 (26.2)	−0.3 (31.5)	3.6 (38.5)	6.1 (43.0)	5.2 (41.4)	1.9 (35.4)	−3.2 (26.2)	−7.1 (19.2)	−16.0 (3.2)	−23.0 (−9.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	54.0 (2.13)	53.8 (2.12)	72.2 (2.84)	56.1 (2.21)	72.6 (2.86)	73.2 (2.88)	54.5 (2.15)	71.6 (2.82)	53.2 (2.09)	56.2 (2.21)	68.0 (2.68)	55.8 (2.20)	741.2 (29.19)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.4	9.3	9.7	9.6	10.9	8.2	6.8	8.2	7.3	8.5	8.9	9.8	107.6
Average snowy days	4.5	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	14.5
Average relative humidity (%)	84	80	74	71	72	70	65	70	76	82	84	86	76
Mean monthly sunshine hours	62.6	89.8	147.5	184.2	215.9	250.9	292.6	259.0	208.1	134.3	75.3	55.4	1,975.6
Percentage possible sunshine	23	31	41	46	47	54	62	60	56	40	27	21	42
Source 1: NOAA[6]
Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity)[7]

History

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 the Bron massacres [fr], which would become known as Le Charnier de Bron ("The Charnel house of Bron").^[8]

Bron was spared much of the damage caused by the riots in many of France's suburbs in the 1990s, such as in Vénissieux and Villeurbanne.

Administration

The municipal council is composed of 43 members elected for a six-year term. The mayor are elected by the councilors.

Sights

The Fort de Bron, erected between 1872 and 1876, is part of the second belt of fortifications around Lyon.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 441 —     1800 446 +0.16% 1806 448 +0.07% 1821 694 +2.96% 1831 798 +1.41% 1836 850 +1.27% 1841 929 +1.79% 1846 999 +1.46% 1851 981 −0.36% 1856 981 +0.00% 1861 1,010 +0.58% 1866 1,041 +0.61% 1872 1,015 −0.42% 1876 2,168 +20.89% 1881 2,470 +2.64% 1886 2,712 +1.89% 1891 2,691 −0.16% 1896 2,665 −0.19%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,206 +3.77% 1906 3,506 +1.81% 1911 4,160 +3.48% 1921 6,397 +4.40% 1926 8,774 +6.52% 1931 12,423 +7.20% 1936 13,161 +1.16% 1946 12,597 −0.44% 1954 14,195 +1.50% 1962 26,959 +8.35% 1968 41,619 +7.51% 1975 44,563 +0.98% 1982 40,638 −1.31% 1990 39,683 −0.30% 1999 37,369 −0.67% 2007 38,833 +0.48% 2012 39,232 +0.20% 2017 41,543 +1.15%
Source: EHESS[9] and INSEE (1968–2017)[10]

Transport

Bron is served by the following TCL (Lyon public transport) services:

• Metro
  • Line D (Gare de Vaise to Gare de Vénissieux) – served by 2 stations (Mermoz-Pinel [eo; fr; it; nl; oc; pl; ru] and Parilly [eo; fr; nl; oc; pl; ru]) located on the boundary with Lyon.
• Tram
  • Line T2 (Perrache to Saint-Priest Bel-Air) – served by 8 stations.
  • Line T5 (Grange-Blanche to Parc du Chêne, continuing to Eurexpo on exhibition days) – served by 7 stations.
• Bus
  • C8 (Grange Blanche – Vaulx-en-Velin Résistance)
  • C9 (Bellecour Antoine Poncet – Hôpitaux Est)
  • C15 (Laurent Bonnevay – Bachut Mairie du 8e)
  • C17 (Charpennes – Laurent Bonnevay)
  • 24 (Bachut – Bron – Sept Chemins)
  • 25 (Cordeliers – Gare Part-Dieu – Montchat – Sept Chemins)
  • 26 (Bachut – Bron Aéroport – Manissieux)
  • 52 (Parilly Université Hippodrome – Vaulx-En-Velin La Grappinière)
  • 64 (Laurent Bonnevay – La Soie – Bron Droits de l'Homme)
  • 68 (Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie – Chassieu – Azieu)
  • 78 (Mermoz-Pinel – Parc du Chêne – Sept Chemins)
  • 79 (Grange Blanche – Bron – Décines or Chassieu)
  • 81 (Laurent Bonnevay – Bron – Porte des Alpes)
  • 82 (Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie – Bron – La Borelle)
  • 93 (Hôpital Feyzin Vénissieux – Porte des Alpes / Parc Technologique)
  • Zi7 (Vaulx-En-Velin La Soie – Bron Droits De L'Homme)

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.

Education

Bron is home to part of the University of Lyon 2. The Bron campus is located on the south-eastern edge of the town, close to the Parc de Parilly and Saint-Priest.

Notable residents

• Arthur Rozenfeld (born 1995), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Karim Benzema, football player for Al-Ittihad

Twin towns

Bron is twinned with:^[11]

• Cumbernauld, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Grimma, Germany
• Weingarten, Germany
• Talavera de la Reina, Spain

See also

• Communes of the Rhône department