Lyon

city of France
Organization commune_of_france Q456
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Lyon

Summary

Lyon is a commune of France[1]. Lyon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lyon is located in Metropolis of Lyon[3].
  • Lyon is located in Arrondissement of Lyon[4].
  • Lyon is located in departmental district of the Rhône[5].
  • Lyon is in the country of France[6].
  • Lyon is on the body of water Rhône[7].
  • Lyon is on the body of water Saône[8].
  • Lyon is on the body of water Tête d'Or Lake[9].
  • Lyon's head of government is recorded as Grégory Doucet[10].
  • Lyon is on the continent of Europe[11].
  • Lyon's instance of is recorded as commune of France[12].
  • Lyon's instance of is recorded as commune of France with specific status[13].
  • Lyon's instance of is recorded as big city[14].
  • Lyon's instance of is recorded as college town[15].
  • Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or[16].
  • Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or[17].
  • Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Fons[18].
  • Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon[19].
  • Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Tassin-la-Demi-Lune[20].
  • Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Vénissieux[21].
  • Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Villeurbanne[22].
  • Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Bron[23].
  • Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Caluire-et-Cuire[24].
  • Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or[25].
  • Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or[26].
  • Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Écully[27].

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Lyon include Turin–Lyon high-speed railway[28], a high-speed railway line[29], in France[30]; Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport[31], an international airport[32], in France[33]; boule lyonnaise[34], a type of sport[35]; Chazelles-sur-Lyon[36], a commune of France[37], in France[38]; Lyon-Bron Airport[39], an airport[40], in France[41]; Lyon People[42], a monthly newspaper[43], in France[44], founded in 2000[45]; Paris-Gare-de-Lyon[46], a dead-end railway station[47], in France[48], founded in 1847[49]; and Lyon[50], a town in the United States[51], in United States[52].

Why It Matters

Lyon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Lyon is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

Entities named for Lyon include Turin–Lyon high-speed railway[28], a high-speed railway line[29], in France[30]; Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport[31], an international airport[32], in France[33]; boule lyonnaise[34], a type of sport[35]; Chazelles-sur-Lyon[36], a commune of France[37], in France[38]; Lyon-Bron Airport[39], an airport[40], in France[41]; and Lyon People[42], a monthly newspaper[43], in France[44], founded in 2000[45].

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  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [3] . Code officiel géographique. wikidata.org.
  21. [4] . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . Code officiel géographique. wikidata.org.
  23. [7] . Sandre. sandre.eaufrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [8] . Sandre. sandre.eaufrance.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [9] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [50] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 6d ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 8d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gaycities id lyon
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  4. 21d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag ['lyon', 'lyon-france']
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  5. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 8w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Continent Europe
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