Villeurbanne
commune in the metropolis of Lyon, France
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Summary
Villeurbanne is a commune of France[1]. Villeurbanne ranks in the top 0.55% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,607 views/month, #170 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Metropolis of Lyon[3], Arrondissement of Lyon[4], departmental district of the Rhône[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Rhône[7], Rize[8], Canal de Jonage[9]
- Head of government: Cédric Van Styvendael[10]
- Instance of: big city[11]
- Shares border with: Bron[12], Caluire-et-Cuire[13], Lyon[14], Vaulx-en-Velin[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Bat Yam[16], Abanilla[17], Mogilev[18], Khabarovsk[19], El Eulma[20], Abovyan[21], Altenburg[22], Vilnius[23]
- Postal code: 69100[24]
- Part of: Metropolis of Lyon[25]
- Commons category: Villeurbanne[26]
- Located in time zone: Central European Time[27], UTC+01:00[28], UTC+02:00[29]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Villeurbanne[30]
- Official website: http://www.villeurbanne.fr[31]
- Topic's main category: Category:Villeurbanne[32]
- Population: 147,192[33], 148,543[34], 148,665[35], 150,375[36], 147,712[37], 150,659[38], 152,212[39], 154,781[40], 156,928[41], 105,416[42], 119,879[43], 116,535[44], 115,960[45], 116,872[46]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Villeurbanne[47]
- Phone number: +33-4-78-03-67-67[48]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[49]
- Capital of: canton of Villeurbanne-Nord[50], canton of Villeurbanne-Centre[51], canton of Villeurbanne-Sud[52]
- Contains settlement: Buers[53], Charpennes-Tonkin[54], Saint-Jean[55], Cusset[56], Bonneterre[57], Carré de soie[58], Croix-Luizet[59], Gratte-ciel[60], La Doua[61]
Why It Matters
Villeurbanne has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Villeurbanne is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]