"Lyon Lyon (, , Lyons ; ; ) is the third-largest city and second-largest urban area of France. It is located in the country's east-central part at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, about south from Paris, north from Marseille and northeast from Saint-Étienne. Inhabitants of the city are called ""Lyonnais"". Lyon had a population of 513,275 in 2015. It is the capital of the Metropolis of Lyon and the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The Lyon metropolitan area had a population of 2,265,375 in 2014, the second-largest urban area in France. The city is known for its cuisine and"
"department, remains its administrative center. Rivers include the Rhône and the Saône (which joins the Rhône in Lyon). The neighboring departments are Ain, Isère, Loire and Saône-et-Loire. Before the Metropolis of Lyon was separated from the department, over 75% of its population lives within the Greater Lyon, which included all of the largest cities of the Rhône department, apart from Villefranche-sur-Saône (2011 census). The President of the Departmental Council is Christophe Guilloteau, a member of the Republicans (LR). Rhône (department) Rhône (; ) is a French department located in the central Eastern region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is named after the"
"Arrondissement of Lyon The arrondissement of Lyon is an arrondissement of France in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Before the creation of the Metropolis of Lyon on 1 January 2015, it was an arrondissement of the Rhône department and had 43 cantons and 162 communes. The communes that did not join the Metropolis of Lyon were integrated into the Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône. On 1 February 2017, 78 communes passed from the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône to that of Lyon. Since then, the arrondissement of Lyon covers the Metropolis of Lyon and the southern part of the department of Rhône. The cantons of the"
"Loire (department) Loire (; ; ) is a department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes occupying the River Loire's upper reaches. Loire was created in 1793 when the Rhône-et-Loire department was split into two, about 3½ years after it was created. This was a response to counter-revolutionary activities in Lyon which, by population, was the country's second largest city. By splitting Rhône-et-Loire the government sought to protect the French Revolution from the potential power and influence of counter revolutionary activity in the Lyon region. The departmental capitals throughout its history are as follows: Loire is part of the current administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and"
"Rhône (department) Rhône (; ) is a French department located in the central Eastern region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is named after the river Rhône. The Rhône department was created on August 12, 1793 when the former ""département"" of Rhône-et-Loire was split into two departments: Rhône and Loire. Originally, the eastern border of Rhône was the city of Lyon itself, so that the ""communes"" immediately east of Lyon belonged to neighboring departments. With the growth of Lyon and the spilling of the urban area into the suburban communes of Lyon, such as Villeurbanne, the limits of the department were judged impractical"
"Rhône-et-Loire Rhône-et-Loire was a department of France whose prefecture (capital) was Lyon. Created on 4 March 1790, like the other French departments, Rhône-et-Loire was abolished on 12 August 1793 when it was split into two departments: Rhône (prefecture: Lyon) and Loire (prefecture: Feurs, then Montbrison, and then Saint-Étienne, the current capital). The division of Rhône-et-Loire was a response to counterrevolutionary activities in Lyon which, by population, was the country's second largest city. By splitting Rhône-et-Loire, which was the natural economic and, potentially, military hinterland of Lyon, the government sought to protect the French Revolution from the potential power and influence"
"arrondissement of Lyon are (all in the department of Rhône, the Metropolis of Lyon is not subdivided into cantons): The communes of the arrondissement of Lyon are: Arrondissement of Lyon The arrondissement of Lyon is an arrondissement of France in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Before the creation of the Metropolis of Lyon on 1 January 2015, it was an arrondissement of the Rhône department and had 43 cantons and 162 communes. The communes that did not join the Metropolis of Lyon were integrated into the Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône. On 1 February 2017, 78 communes passed from the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône to"
"of the counterrevolutionary revolt in the Lyon region. In the 19th and 20th centuries, the Rhône department was enlarged several times by incorporating into it areas from neighboring departments, so that today the two departments of Rhône and Loire combined are larger than the former Rhône-et-Loire department. If Rhône-et-Loire still existed, its population at the 1999 French census would have been 1,799,812 inhabitants, whereas in 1999 the Rhône department had 1,578,869 inhabitants, and the Loire department had 728,524 inhabitants. Rhône-et-Loire Rhône-et-Loire was a department of France whose prefecture (capital) was Lyon. Created on 4 March 1790, like the other French"
"Orléans Orléans (; ) is a prefecture and commune in north-central France, about 111 kilometres (69 miles) southwest of Paris. It is the capital of the Loiret department and of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Orléans is located on the Loire River where the river curves south towards the Massif Central. In 2015, the city had 114,644 inhabitants, and the population of the urban area was 433,337. Orléans, Ontario and New Orleans, Louisiana (French: ""La Nouvelle-Orléans"") are named after the city. Orléans is located in the northern bend of the Loire, which crosses from east to west. Orléans belongs to"
"Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, being located to the west of the city. It is an industrial town only from the center of Lyon, but is a community in its own right. The town grew as a haven from the industry of Lyon, as it is set high above the city, and there are some panoramas of Lyon and the surrounding area, notably from a park known as the 'Esplanade de Lichfield'. Lyon is said to be the city of"
"number of departments in the French Republic had become 101. In 2015, the Urban Community of Lyon was split from Rhône to form the Métropole de Lyon, a sui-generis entity, with the powers of both an intercommunality and those of a department on its territory, formally classified as a “territorial collectivity with particular status” () and as such not belonging to any department. In 2018, the two departments of Corsica re-merged to form a single territorial collectivity (simultaneously region and department), reducing the number of departments to 100. The departmental seat of government is known as the prefecture (""préfecture"") or"
"Lys (department) Lys was a department of the First French Empire in present-day Belgium. It was named after the river Lys (Leie). It was created on 1 October 1795, when the Southern Netherlands were annexed by France. Before its occupation, its territory was part of the county of Flanders. Its capital was Bruges. The department was subdivided into the following arrondissements and cantons (situation in 1812): Its population in 1812 was 491,143, and its area was 366,911 hectares. After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the department became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its territory corresponded more or"
"include ""saucisson de Lyon"" (sausage), andouillette, coq au vin, esox (pike) quenelle, ""gras double"" (tripe cooked with onions), ""salade lyonnaise"" (lettuce with bacon, croûtons and a poached egg), marrons glacés and cardoon ""au gratin"". Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes (; Arpitan: """"; ; ) is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris. Rhône-Alpes has the"
"Lot (department) Lot (; [ɔl]) is a department in the Occitanie region of France. Named after the Lot River, it lies in the southwestern part of the country and had a population of 173,758 in 2013. Lot is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the province of Quercy. In 1808 some of the original southeastern cantons were separated from it to form the department of Tarn-et-Garonne. It originally extended much farther to the south and included the city of Montauban. Lot is part of the"
"Yonne Yonne () is a French department named after the river Yonne. It is one of the eight constituent departments of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and is located in the northwest of the region, bordering Île-de-France. It was created in 1790 during the French Revolution. Its prefecture (capital) is Auxerre and its postcode number is 89. It is the fourth most populous department in the region with a population of about 342,000 (2012), and an average annual increase over the last few years of 0.41% per year. The biggest city is Auxerre, the capital, with a population of 35,000 in the city and"
"Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône (Occitan: ""Bocas de Ròse"", literally ""Mouths of the Rhône"") is a department in Southern France named after the mouth of the river Rhône. It is the most populous department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region with 1,993,177 inhabitants in 2013; it has an area of . Its INSEE and postal code is 13. Marseille is Bouches-du-Rhône's largest city and prefecture. Bouches-du-Rhône is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from the western part of the former province of Provence and the principalities of Orange, Martigues and Lambesc. It"
"Loiret Loiret () is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. The department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire, and which is located wholly within the department. The capital of the department is Orléans, which is about southwest of Paris. As well as being the regional capital, it is a historic city on the banks of the Loire. It has a large central area with many historic buildings and mansions, and a cathedral dating back to the thirteenth century that was rebuilt after being destroyed by Protestant forces in 1568. The"
"Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes (; Arpitan: """"; ; ) is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris. Rhône-Alpes has the sixth-largest economy of any European region. Rhône-Alpes is located in the east of France. To the north are the French regions of Bourgogne (Burgundy) and Franche-Comté, to the west it borders the region Auvergne,"
"created from part of the former province of Auvergne. Originally, the department was to be called ""Mont-d'Or"" (""Golden Mountain""), but this was changed to Puy-de-Dôme following the intervention of , a local deputy, because of a concern that the name originally chosen risked attracting excessive unwelcome attention from the national taxation authorities. Puy-de-Dôme is part of the current region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Haute-Loire, Cantal, Corrèze, Allier, and Creuse. The department is in the Massif Central and boasts more than 80 volcanic craters. It is three hours from Paris and an hour from Lyon"
"senators also represent the UMP. In 2015, the General Council of the department was allotted a budget of 410 million euros. Yonne Yonne () is a French department named after the river Yonne. It is one of the eight constituent departments of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and is located in the northwest of the region, bordering Île-de-France. It was created in 1790 during the French Revolution. Its prefecture (capital) is Auxerre and its postcode number is 89. It is the fourth most populous department in the region with a population of about 342,000 (2012), and an average annual increase over the last few"
"the seventh largest department of France. It is part of the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. In the west, the department is composed of the hills of the ""Autunois"", the region around Autun, in the southwest the Charollais, and the Mâconnais in the south. In the centre, the department is traversed from north to south by the Saône in its wide plain; the Saône is a tributary of the River Rhône that joins it at Lyon and thus is connected to the Mediterranean Sea. The source of the Loire, is south of the department, in the department of Ardèche. It then makes its"
"La Part-Dieu The district of La Part-Dieu is the central business district of Lyon, located in its 3rd arrondissement. It is the second most important area of the city after the Presqu'île. This district is the second-largest business district of France after La Défense in the Paris area, with over 1,650,000m² of office space and services and more than 55,000 jobs. Located east of the Rhone, Part-Dieu is a major transport and commercial gateway for Europe, as the very busy Lyon-Part-Dieu railway station is located in the district. The shopping mall is one of the largest shopping malls in all"
"Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire (; meaning ""Loire Countries"") is one of the 18 regions of France. It is one of the regions created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful of so-called ""balancing metropolises"" (""métropoles d'équilibre"")¹. Pays de la Loire comprises 5 departments: Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe, Vendée. Pays de la Loire is made up of the following historical provinces: Thus the name of the region, chosen by the French central government, was not based on history, but purely on geographical references: ""Pays"" (""lands"") ""de"
"Décines-Charpieu Décines-Charpieu is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The name of the city is often shortened and simply called Décines. Décines is located near Grand Large reservoir, and Lyon is located 12 kilometres west. Décines left the department of Isère to join the department of Rhône in 1968, and became of a member of the ""Communauté urbaine de Lyon"" in 1969. On 1 January 2015 Décines left the department of Rhône to join the Metropolis of Lyon. there were nine public preschools (""maternelles""), nine public elementary schools (some preschools and elementary schools"
"department was split into two, creating on the western side of the river the department of Loire with its capital at Feurs and, on the eastern side, the department of Rhône. Just over a week later, on 21 August, the Paris government sent to Lyon a high level team that included Georges Couthon, a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety and a close colleague of Robespierre himself. The next day the revolutionary army began its bombardment. During September Lyon was encircled, and on 29 September 1793, on the south-western side of the city, the fort at Sainte-Foy was"
"as they left the suburbs of Lyon outside of Rhône. Thus, Rhône was enlarged several times to incorporate into it the suburbs of Lyon from neighboring department: With these enlargements, the area of the Rhône department increased from 2,791 km² to the current 3,249 km² (16.4% larger). At the 1999 French census, the original Rhône department would have had only 1,071,288 inhabitants, which means that the population in the territories added in the last two centuries was 507,581 inhabitants in 1999. In 2015 the Metropolis of Lyon was separated from the Rhône department. Lyon, although no longer part of the"
"departments, it being the created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Franche-Comté. The prefecture (capital) is Lons-le-Saunier. Jura is one of eight departments of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and is surrounded by the French departments of Doubs, Haute-Saône, Côte-d'Or, Saône-et-Loire, and Ain, as well as the Swiss canton of Vaud on the east. The Jura mountains are wooded and rolling, not craggy and rocky like the Alps. Many lakes can be found throughout the Jura - the largest natural lake being Lac de Chalain, measuring 3 km long and"
"Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; ; ""Saint Stephen"") is a city in eastern central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, on the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon. Saint-Étienne is the capital of the Loire department and has a population of approximately 172,023 (2013) in the city itself and over 508,000 in the metropolitan area (2011). In the last years Saint-Étienne made important transformations for transitioning from a 19th century industrial city to the 21st century ""European capital of design"". This approach led to important urban renovations of the main districts of the city. Named"
"Laon Laon () is the capital city of the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France, northern France. its population is 25,317. The holy district of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held strategic importance. In the time of Julius Caesar there was a Gallic village named Bibrax where the Remis (inhabitants of the country round Reims) had to meet the onset of the confederated Belgae. Whatever may have been the precise locality of that battlefield, Laon was fortified by the Romans, and successively checked the invasions of the Franks, Burgundians, Vandals, Alans and Huns."
"is surrounded by the departments of Rhône, Isère, Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Allier, and Saône-et-Loire. The River Loire traverses the department from south to north. The Loire department is split into three arrondissements: Parts of the department belong to Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez. The inhabitants of the department are called ""Ligériens"". The industrial city of Saint-Étienne with its suburbs contains some 290,000 of the area's 728,542 inhabitants. Loire (department) Loire (; ; ) is a department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes occupying the River Loire's upper reaches. Loire was created in 1793 when the Rhône-et-Loire department was split into two, about 3½ years after"
"Allier Allier (); is a French department located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France named after the river Allier. Moulins is the prefecture and the INSEE and Post Code is 03. The inhabitants of the department are known as ""Elavérins"" or ""Elavérines"" Allier department is composed of almost all of the former Duchy of Bourbonnais. It is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and borders the departments of Cher, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Loire, Puy-de-Dome, and Creuse. The department also includes three spa towns: Neris-les-Bains is the only town in the department with more than 10% of second homes: 504 out of"
"Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon (Latin: ""Archidioecesis Lugdunensis""; French: ""Archidiocèse de Lyon""), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Roman Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese in France. The current Cardinal Archbishop is Philippe Barbarin. He is the successor of Saint Pothinus and Saint Irenaeus, the first and second bishops of Lyon, respectively, and is called Primate of the Gauls. It is one of the more prestigious archbishopships within the French church, and its holder is usually promptly made Cardinal. The ""Deacon of Vienne"", who was martyred at Lyon during the persecution of 177, was probably a"
"largest of the French departments in terms of area. The line of the river Loire traverses the land, ensuring easy communication between its own capital, Blois, and the vibrant cultural and commercial centres of Tours to the west and the fringes of the Seine-Paris basin at Orléans to the east. Its main rivers are the Loire, on which its prefecture (capital) Blois is situated, the Loir and the Cher. The inhabitants of the department are called the ""Loir-et-Chériens"". Loir-et-Cher has an important number of historic châteaux, including the following: Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher () is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire"