Arrondissement of Lyon

The arrondissement of Lyon is an arrondissement of France in the region. It has 134 communes. Its population is 1,637,827, and its area is 1,534.6 km2.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Stade de Gerland and Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon.

Stadium
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The is a stadium in the city of , , which serves as home to Top 14 rugby club Lyon OU. It has a seating capacity of 35,029. Situated in the Gerland quarter, it was used by French professional football club Olympique Lyonnais, who moved to the newly constructed in 2016.

Museum
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The is a municipal of fine arts in the French city of . Located near the , it is housed in a former Benedictine convent which was active during the 17th and 18th centuries.

University
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The is a French grande école located in the city of . It is one of the four prestigious écoles normales supérieures in France.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lyon and Villeurbanne.

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is the capital of the administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. A city of half a million, alone is the country's third-largest city, but its metropolitan area is only second in population to .

Town
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is a commune in the in the region in eastern . It is situated northeast of , with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of . is situated 5 km northeast of Arrondissement of Lyon.

Suburb
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The is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of .

Arrondissement of Lyon

Latitude
45.734° or 45° 44′ 2″ north
Longitude
4.8299° or 4° 49′ 48″ east
Population
1,650,000
Elevation
166 metres (545 feet)
Open location code
8FQ6PRMH+HW
Geo­Names ID
2996943
Wiki­data ID
Q535140
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Arrondissement of Lyon” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Qarku Lyon”
  • Arabic: “ليون”
  • Aragonese: “Districto de León d’o Roine”
  • Azerbaijani: “Lion”
  • Basque: “Lyoneko barrutia”
  • Basque: “Lyongo barrutia”
  • Bavarian: “Arrondissement Lyon”
  • Belarusian: “Ліён”
  • Breton: “arondisamant Lyon”
  • Breton: “Arondisamant Lyon”
  • Catalan: “districte de Lió”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Lió”
  • Cebuano: “Arrondissement de Lyon”
  • Chinese: “里昂区”
  • Czech: “Arrondissement Lyon”
  • Dutch: “arrondissement Lyon”
  • Dutch: “Arrondissement Lyon”
  • Dutch: “Lyon”
  • Esperanto: “arondismento Liono”
  • Esperanto: “Arondismento Liono”
  • French: “arrondissement de Lyon”
  • French: “Arrondissement de Lyon”
  • French: “Lyon”
  • German: “Arrondissement Lyon”
  • Greek: “διαμέρισμα της Λυών”
  • Indonesian: “Arondisemen Lyon”
  • Irish: “Arrondissement Lyon”
  • Italian: “Arrondissement di Lione”
  • Italian: “arrondissement di Lyon”
  • Korean: “리옹 아롱디스망”
  • Luxembourgish: “Arrondissement Lyon”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “arrondiment de Lion”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Arrondiment de Lion”
  • Persian: “ناحیه لیون”
  • Polish: “Okręg Lyon”
  • Portuguese: “Arrondissement de Lyon”
  • Romanian: “Arondismentul Lyon”
  • Russian: “Lyon”
  • Russian: “Лион (округ)”
  • Russian: “Лион”
  • Scots: “Arrondissement o Lyon”
  • Slovak: “Lyon”
  • Slovenian: “arrondissement de Lyon”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Lyon”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Lyon”
  • Tatar: “Лион (округ)”
  • Tatar: “Лион”
  • Turkish: “Arrondissement de Lyon”
  • Turkish: “Lyon (arrondissement)”
  • Turkish: “Lyon”
  • Ukrainian: “Ліон”
  • Ukrainian: “Округ Ліон”
  • Urdu: “لیون کا اروندیسمنٹ”
  • Venetian: “arrondissement de Lyon”
  • Vietnamese: “Lyon”
  • Welsh: “arrondissement Lyon”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gerland and Perrache Confluence.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Port Rambaud and Place Docteurs Charles et Christophe Mérieux.

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