where is lyon, france
Lyon or (more archaically) Lyons (UK /liËËÉn/ or /ËliËÉn/; French pronunciation: [ljÉÌ], locally: [lijÉÌ]; Arpitan: Liyon [ÊjÉÌ]) is a city in east-central France, in the Auvergne-RhÃ´ne-Alpes region, about 470 km (292 mi) from Paris and 320 km (199 mi) from Marseille. Inhabitants of the city are called Lyonnais.