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Metropolis of Lyon, the Glossary

The Metropolis of Lyon (Métropole de Lyon), also known as Grand Lyon ("Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity located in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.^[1]

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Ain

Ain (En) is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Eastern France. Metropolis of Lyon and Ain are departments of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and departments of France.

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Arrondissements of France

An arrondissement is the third level of administrative division in France generally corresponding to the territory overseen by a subprefect.

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA)Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi.

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Bron

Bron is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France.

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Caluire-et-Cuire

Caluire-et-Cuire (Caluéres-et-Cuéres) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

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Cantons of France

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements.

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Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year.

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Central European Time

Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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Communes of France

The is a level of administrative division in the French Republic.

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Departments of France

In the administrative divisions of France, the department (département) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes.

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Isère

Isère (Isera; Isèra) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Metropolis of Lyon and Isère are departments of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and departments of France.

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List of French departments by population

This table lists the 101 French departments in descending order of population, area and population density. Metropolis of Lyon and list of French departments by population are departments of France.

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List of presidents of departmental councils (France)

In France, the President of the Departmental Council (French: Président du Conseil départemental) is the locally elected head of the departmental council, the assembly governing a department in France.

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Lyon

Lyon (Franco-Provençal: Liyon), formerly spelled in English as Lyons, is the second largest city of France by urban area It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, northeast of Saint-Étienne. Metropolis of Lyon and Lyon are Lyon Metropolis.

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Métropole

A (French for "metropolis") is an administrative entity in France, in which several communes cooperate, and which has the right to levy local tax, an établissement public de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité propre.

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Metropolitan Council of Lyon

The Metropolitan Council of Lyon is the deliberative assembly of the Lyon metropolis, a territorial collectivity with special status, made up of 150 metropolitan councilors.

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Metropolitan France

Metropolitan France (France métropolitaine or la Métropole), also known as European France, is the area of France which is geographically in Europe.

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Meyzieu

Meyzieu (Mêsiô) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

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Parks in Lyon

The city of Lyon and its urban area have several parks.

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Prefectures in France

In France, a prefecture (préfecture) may be. Metropolis of Lyon and prefectures in France are departments of France.

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Regions of France

France is divided into eighteen administrative regions (régions, singular région), of which thirteen are located in metropolitan France (in Europe), while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collectivities, which have a semi-autonomous status).

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Rhône

The Rhône is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea.

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Rhône (department)

Rhône (Rôno) is a department of east-central France, in the central-southeastern Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Metropolis of Lyon and Rhône (department) are departments of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and departments of France.

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Rillieux-la-Pape

Rillieux-la-Pape is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central-eastern France.

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Saône

The Saône (Sona; Arar) is a river in eastern France.

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Saint-Priest, Metropolis of Lyon

Saint-Priest (Sant-Priést) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in east-south France.

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Subprefectures in France

In France, a subprefecture (sous-préfecture) is the commune which is the administrative centre of a departmental arrondissement that does not contain the prefecture for its department.

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Territorial collectivity

A territorial collectivity (collectivité territoriale, previously collectivité locale), or territorial authority, in many francophone countries, is a legal entity governed by public law that exercises within its territory certain powers devolved to it by the State as part of a decentralization process.

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The Ecologists

The Ecologists – Europe Ecology The Greens (Les Écologistes – Europe Écologie Les Verts), commonly known as The Ecologists (LE) and formerly as Europe Ecology The Greens (Europe Écologie Les Verts, EELV) until 2023, is a centre-left to left-wing green political party in France.

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The Urban Community of Lyon (Communauté urbaine de Lyon), also known as Grand Lyon (i.e. "Greater Lyon") or by its former acronym COURLY, is the former intercommunal structure gathering the city of Lyon (France) and some of its suburbs.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_of_Lyon

Also known as Grand Lyon, Greater Lyon, Lyon Metropolis, Metropolitan Lyon, Métropole de Lyon.