Lyon

Lyon (Arpitan: Liyon) is a city in the southeast of France. It is the third-largest city in the country (behind Paris and Marseille), with about 520,774 people living there in 2022. It is the second largest metropolis, or metro area, in France (behind only that of Paris), with 2,327,861 people in 2022. 

In ancient history, the name of Lyon was Lugdunum. Someone who lives in Lyon is called a Lyonnais (male) or a Lyonnaise (female) in French.

Lyon has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification). It is between the Rhône and the Saône. It is about  west of the Italian border. 

The central part of Lyon, located on the peninsula between the Rhône and the Saône, was named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

 Famous people from Lyon 
 The Lumière Brothers who created cinema
 Paul Bocuse, a world renowned chef

 Sports 
Famous sports clubs from Lyon are:

 Olympique Lyonnais: The local football team that plays in Ligue 1
 ASVEL: The local basketball team
 LOU: (Lyon Olympique Universitaire) The local rugby team

 Education 
 École Centrale de Lyon
 École pour l'informatique et les nouvelles technologies
 École pour l'informatique et les techniques avancées
 École spéciale de mécanique et électricité
 EMLYON Business School
 E-Artsup
 Institut Polytechnique des Sciences Avancées
 Institut supérieur européen de gestion group
 Institut supérieur européen de formation par l'action
 Sup'Biotech
 Web@cademie

References

Other websites


Category:World Heritage Sites in France