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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.
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.
Histoire de Caluire et Cuire: Commune du Lyonnais (in French). Lyon: Éditions FOT. p. 86. Bernot, Emmanuel; Cyrille, Cyrille; Dessaint, Philippe (2008). Rénovation lourde du tunnel de la Croix-Rousse 69001/69004 Lyon: Le réseau souterrain des "arêtes de poisson" (in French). Vol. 1/2. Service archéologique de la ville de Lyon.
L'Islet (French pronunciation:) is a municipality within L'Islet Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River halfway between Quebec City and Rivière-du-Loup. The Musée Maritime du Québec (Quebec Marine Museum) is located there on Route 132.
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
Fleurieu-sur-Saône: 69087 69270 Fontaines-Saint-Martin: 69088 69270 Fontaines-sur-Saône: 69089 69340 Francheville: 69278 69730 Genay: 69091 69700 Givors: 69096 69520 Grigny-sur-Rhône: 69100 69540 Irigny: 69279 69330 Jonage: 69116 69760 Limonest: 69117 69380 Lissieu: 69123 69001/009 Lyon
Ancient arms of Lyons. The birth of heraldry and the formation of the first coats of arms as a distinctive mark of individuals (noble or not) and the organizations of cities or corporations only dates from the 12th century, but one can find, however, traces of a symbol of the city's arms called De geules au chef de Bourgogne, that is, a red shield surmounted by a haorizontal band with the ...
The headquarters of the city of Lyon is the same as that of the former urban community of Lyon: the building at 20 rue du Lac in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, in the district of La Part-Dieu. [7] [failed verification]