Lyon

Lyon (French pronunciation: [ljɔ̃] ( listen); Arpitan: Liyon, IPA: [ʎjɔ̃]; Inglis: /liːˈɒn/ or anglicised as Lyons /ˈlaɪ.ənz/), is a ceety in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situatit atween Paris an Marseille. Lyon is locatit at 470 km (292 mi) frae Paris, 320 km (199 mi) frae Marseille, 160 km (99 mi) frae Geneva, 280 km (174 mi) frae Turin, an 600 km (373 mi) frae Barcelona. The woners o the ceety are cawed Lyonnais (singular an plural).

Lyon
Tap, Lyon, wi the auld ceety in the foregrund. Centre, the Pont Bonaparte, at nicht, an the Pont Lafayette. Bottom, the Place Bellecour, wi the Basilica o Oor Lady an the Tour Metal in the backgrund.
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Motto(s):  Avant, avant, Lion le melhor. (Franco-Provençal: Forward, forward, Lyon the best)
Lyon Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Lyon
Coordinates: 45°45′35″N 4°50′32″E
Kintra	Fraunce
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Metropolis of Lyon
Arrondissement	Lyon
Canton	chief toun o 14 cantons
Intercommunality	Urban Commonty o Lyon
Subdivisions	9 arrondissements
Govrenment
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Gérard Collomb (PS)
Area 1	47.95 km2 (18.51 sq mi)
• Metro  (2010)	6018.62 km2 (2,323.80 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2016[1])2	513,275
• Rank	3rd in Fraunce
• Density	11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
• Metro  (2012)	2,237,676[2]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET (GMT +1))
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69123 /69001-69009
Elevation	162–305 m (531–1,001 ft)
Website	lyon.fr
1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance.

The ceety o Lyon haes 480,660 indwallers.^[1] Thegither wi its suburbs and satellite towns, Lyon forms the seicont-lairgest metropolitan aurie in Fraunce efter that o Paris, wi the population o its urban aurie estimatit tae be 1,422,331 an that o its metropolitan aurie 1,757,180.^[3][4] Its urban region represents hauf o the Rhône-Alpes region population wi 2.9 million inhabitants.^[5] Lyon is the caipital o this region, as well as the caipital o the smawer Rhône département.

Lyon haes a lang cultural influence on Fraunce an the warld. The ceety is kent for its historical an architectural landmarks an is a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid. Lyon wis historically kent as an important aurie for the production an weavin o silk an in modren times haes developed a reputation as the caipital o gastronomy in Fraunce. It haes a significant role in the history o cinema due tae Auguste an Louis Lumière. The local professional fitbaa team, Olympique Lyonnais, haes increased the profile o Lyon internaitionally throu participation in European fitbaa championships.

Economically, Lyon is a major centre for bankin an forby the chemical, pharmaceutical, an biotech industries. The ceety contains a significant software industry wi a particular focus on video gemmes, an in recent years haes focussed on a growin local stairt-up sector.^[6] Lyon hosts the internaitional heidquarters o Interpol, Euronews an International Agency for Research on Cancer.

Internaitional relations

Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Fraunce

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Lyon is twinned wi:^[7]

Sinop, Turkey Aleppo, Sirie[7] Beersheba in Israel[7] Beirut in Lebanon [7][8] Birmingham, Unitit Kinrick (syne 1951)[7][9] Curitiba in Brazil Dubai, UAE Guangzhou in Cheenae (syne 1988)[10] St. Louis in Unitit States (syne 1975)

Frankfurt in Germany (syne 1960) [7][11] Leipzig in Germany (syne 1981)[7][12] Yokohama in Japan (syne 1959) [7][13] Łódź in Poland (syne 1991) [7][14] Yerevan in Armenie(syne 1992)[7][15] Milan in Italy (syne 1966) [7][16] Minsk in Belaroushie (syne 1976) [7][17] Montréal in Québec, Canadae (syne 1979) [7][18]

Gothenburg in Swaden Pécs in Hungary[7] Jericho in Palestine Craiova in Romanie (syne 1992)[7] Varna in Bulgarie Manila in the Philippines Saunt Petersburg in Roushie (syne 1993) [7][19] Yoshkar-Ola in Roushie Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso[7]