Métropole de Lyon

Métropole de Lyon
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
prefecture	Lyon
Sub-prefecture (s)
Residents	1,385,927 (Jan. 1, 2017)
Population density	2,597 inhabitants per km²
surface	533.68 km²
Arrondissements	1
Communities	59
President of the Department Council	Bruno Bernard
ISO-3166-2 code	FR-69M
Location of the department Métropole de Lyon in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes

Arrondissements in the Rhône and Métropole de Lyon

The Métropole de Lyon is a local authority in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in France , which combines the functions of a department and the tasks of a municipal association in the greater Lyon area . The metropolis emerged from the former Communauté urbaine de Lyon , also called Grand Lyon 'Greater Lyon'.

The previous institution existed since 1969. Around 1.3 million people live in the metropolis on 534 square kilometers in 59 municipalities .

History of origin

On January 1, 2015, the communes of the Communauté urbaine de Lyon were spun off from the Département Rhône , at the same time the communal association became a regional body with special status called Métropole de Lyon , which performs the tasks of a department and a municipal association.

Administrative structure

The Metropole Lyon department consists of part of the Lyon arrondissement with its 59 municipalities.

Arrondissement	Cantons	Communities	Residents January 1, 2017	Area km²	Density of population / km²	Code INSEE
Lyon (Métropole de Lyon only)	-	59	1,385,927	533.68	2597	691
Métropole de Lyon	-	59	1,385,927	533.68	2597	69M

List of communes in the Métropole de Lyon department

Web links

• Website of the Métropole de Lyon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Article L3611-1 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales , inserted by Law No. 2014-58 of January 27, 2014.