Lyon

Lyon (; , ;  or anglicised as Lyons ), is a ceety in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situatit atween Paris an Marseille. Lyon is locatit at 470 km (292 mi) frae Paris, 320 km (199 mi) frae Marseille, 160 km (99 mi) frae Geneva, 280 km (174 mi) frae Turin, an 600 km (373 mi) frae Barcelona. The woners o the ceety are cawed Lyonnais (singular an plural).

The ceety o Lyon haes 480,660 indwallers. Thegither wi its suburbs and satellite towns, Lyon forms the seicont-lairgest metropolitan aurie in Fraunce efter that o Paris, wi the population o its urban aurie estimatit tae be 1,422,331 an that o its metropolitan aurie 1,757,180. Its urban region represents hauf o the Rhône-Alpes region population wi 2.9 million inhabitants. Lyon is the caipital o this region, as well as the caipital o the smawer Rhône département.

Lyon haes a lang cultural influence on Fraunce an the warld. The ceety is kent for its historical an architectural landmarks an is a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid. Lyon wis historically kent as an important aurie for the production an weavin o silk an in modren times haes developed a reputation as the caipital o gastronomy in Fraunce. It haes a significant role in the history o cinema due tae Auguste an Louis Lumière. The local professional fitbaa team, Olympique Lyonnais, haes increased the profile o Lyon internaitionally throu participation in European fitbaa championships.

Economically, Lyon is a major centre for bankin an forby the chemical, pharmaceutical, an biotech industries. The ceety contains a significant software industry wi a particular focus on video gemmes, an in recent years haes focussed on a growin local stairt-up sector. Lyon hosts the internaitional heidquarters o Interpol, Euronews an International Agency for Research on Cancer.

 Internaitional relations 

 Twin touns — Sister ceeties 
Lyon is twinned wi:
  Sinop, Turkey
  Aleppo, Sirie
  Beersheba in Israel
  Beirut in Lebanon 
  Birmingham, Unitit Kinrick (syne 1951)
  Curitiba in Brazil
  Dubai, UAE
  Guangzhou in Cheenae (syne 1988)
  St. Louis in Unitit States (syne 1975)  Frankfurt in Germany (syne 1960) 
  Leipzig in Germany (syne 1981)
  Yokohama in Japan (syne 1959) 
  Łódź in Poland (syne 1991) 
  Yerevan in Armenie(syne 1992)
  Milan in Italy (syne 1966) 
  Minsk in Belaroushie (syne 1976) 
  Montréal in Québec, Canadae (syne 1979)   Gothenburg in Swaden
  Pécs in Hungary
  Jericho in Palestine
  Craiova in Romanie (syne 1992)
  Varna in Bulgarie
  Manila in the Philippines
  Saunt Petersburg in Roushie (syne 1993) 
  Yoshkar-Ola in Roushie
  Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso

 References 


Category:Communes o the Metropolis o Lyon
Category:Populatit places on the Rhone