Author: Consulat de Lyon
Alternate names: Lyon (France). Consulat.; Lyon (France). Consulat
Born: 21 June 1320
Died: 1790
Bio: The governing body of the city of Lyon, France, from 1320 until the abolition of the *ancien régime* in 1790. The revolutionary French government abolished various irregular forms of local government, including the *consulat*, and replaced them with the standard system of *communes* still in use today.