Lyon
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Lyon
Summary
Lyon is a commune of France[1]. Lyon ranks in the top 0.016% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,262 views/month, #5 of 31,031).[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's instance of is recorded as commune of France[11].
- Lyon's instance of is recorded as commune of France with specific status[12].
- Lyon's instance of is recorded as big city[13].
- Lyon's instance of is recorded as college town[14].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or[15].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or[16].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Fons[17].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon[18].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Tassin-la-Demi-Lune[19].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Vénissieux[20].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Villeurbanne[21].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Bron[22].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Caluire-et-Cuire[23].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or[24].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or[25].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Écully[26].
- Lyon's shares border with is recorded as Francheville[27].
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Lyon include Paris-Gare-de-Lyon[28], a dead-end railway station[29], in France[30], founded in 1847[31]; Turin–Lyon high-speed railway[32], a high-speed railway line[33], in France[34]; Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport[35], an international airport[36], in France[37]; boule lyonnaise[38], a type of sport[39]; Lyon-Bron Airport[40], an airport[41], in France[42]; Emlyon Business School[43], a grande école[44], in France[45], founded in 1872[46]; Lyon[47], a town in the United States[48], in United States[49]; and Chazelles-sur-Lyon[50], a commune of France[51], in France[52].
Why It Matters
Lyon ranks in the top 0.016% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,262 views/month, #5 of 31,031).[2] Lyon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Lyon is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]
Entities named for Lyon include Paris-Gare-de-Lyon[28], a dead-end railway station[29], in France[30], founded in 1847[31]; Turin–Lyon high-speed railway[32], a high-speed railway line[33], in France[34]; Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport[35], an international airport[36], in France[37]; boule lyonnaise[38], a type of sport[39]; Lyon-Bron Airport[40], an airport[41], in France[42]; and Emlyon Business School[43], a grande école[44], in France[45], founded in 1872[46].