Country France Time zone CET (UTC+1) Arrondissements 1 Area 533.7 km² Prefecture Lyon | Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Department number 69M Cantons none Population 1.551 million (2014) Commune 59 | |
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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.
Map of Lyon Metropolitan Area, France
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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Metropolitan Lyon Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA