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The Urban Community of Lyon (French: Communauté urbaine de Lyon), also known as Grand Lyon (i.e. "Greater Lyon") or by its former acronym COURLY, is the former intercommunal structure gathering the city of Lyon and some of its suburbs. It was created in January 1969. [1] The Metropolis of Lyon replaced the Urban Community on 1 January 2015.
Unlike the case in either a communauté d'agglomération or communauté de communes, communes cannot leave a communauté urbaine freely. As of April 2018, there are 11 communautés urbaines in France (all in metropolitan France), with a combined population of 2.43 million inhabitants (as of 2015, in 2018 limits).
The Metropolis of Lyon (French: Métropole de Lyon, pronounced [metʁɔpɔl də ljɔ̃] ⓘ), also known as Grand Lyon ([ɡʁɑ̃ ljɔ̃], "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
As of March 2020, there are 222 agglomeration communities in France (207 in metropolitan France and 15 in the overseas departments). [1] The population (as of 2017) of the agglomeration communities ranges from 355,650 inhabitants ( CA Grand Paris Sud Seine-Essonne-Sénart ) to 29,289 inhabitants ( CA Grand Verdun ).
List of vice-presidents of the Lyon Metropolitan Council [9] [10] Order Name Party Delegation 1st: Emeline Baume EELV: Economy, employment, commerce, digital and public procurement 2nd: Beatrice Vessiller EELV: Town planning and living environment 3rd: Renaud Payre Gauche unie – Manufacture de la cité: Housing, social housing and city ...
Réseau Express de l'Aire métropolitaine Lyonnaise (or Real) is a project that consists in improving and unifying some railways lines in the Lyon metropolitan area. It is said to be a "RER à la lyonnaise" ("RER in the style of Lyon", referencing the Réseau Express Régional or RER in Paris and the wider Île-de-France). The most significant ...
The Berges du Rhône (Banks of the Rhône) or Quais du Rhône (Quays of the Rhône) refer to a series of parks, quays, streets and walking paths along the Rhône river in Lyon, France. The construction for the modern Berges du Rhône took place between 2005 and 2007, resulting in the development of 10 hectares of land on the left and right ...
Lyon [c] (Franco-Provençal: Liyon) is the second-largest city in France by urban area and the third largest by city limits. [14] It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of Paris, 278 km (173 mi) north of Marseille, 113 km (70 mi) southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, 58 km (36 mi) northeast of Saint-Étienne.