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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Lyon Metropolis |
| Arrondissement | Arrondissement of Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018-) | Gerard Collomb (La République En Marche!) |
| Elevation | 162-349 m (531-1,145 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (January 2016) | 513,001 |
| • Metro | 2,265,000 |
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 513,000 people living there in 2015. It is the second largest metropolis, or metro area, in France (behind only that of Paris), with about 2.3 million people in 2014.
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.
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