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Genay, Rhône
Genay () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Geography Genay is located about 20 kilometres north of Lyon. Surrounding communes *In the Metropolis of Lyon: **Montanay **Neuville-sur-Saône **Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or *In the department of Ain: **Civrieux **Massieux Demographics History Genay was the capital of former Franc-Lyonnais. Genay left the department of Ain to join the department of Rhône in 1968, and became of a member of the Urban Community of Lyon in 1969. On 1 January 2015 Genay left the department of Rhône to join the Metropolis of Lyon The Metropolis of Lyon (french: Métropole de Lyon), also known as ("Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity located in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly elected metropolitan authority encompassing t .... References External links *Genay website Communes of Lyon Metropolis {{Lyon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolis Of Lyon
The Metropolis of Lyon (french: Métropole de Lyon), also known as ("Greater Lyon"), is a French territorial collectivity located in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is a directly elected metropolitan authority encompassing the city of Lyon and most of its suburbs. It has jurisdiction as both a department and a , taking the territory out of the purview of the department of Rhône. It had a population of 1,411,571 in 2019, 37% of whom lived in the city of Lyon proper. It replaced the Urban Community of Lyon on 1 January 2015, in accordance with the enacted in January 2014. The first direct metropolitan elections were held in March (1st round) and June (2nd round) 2020, leading to a victory by Europe Ecology – The Greens. The president of the metropolitan council has been Green leader Bruno Bernard since July 2020. Geography The Lyon Metropolis covers an area of . It covers the city of Lyon and its main suburbs. The rivers Rhône and Saône flow through i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into effect on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections in December 2015. The region covers an area of , making it the third largest in metropolitan France; it had a population of 7,994,459 in 2018, second to Île-de-France. It consists of twelve departments and one territorial collectivity (Lyon Metropolis) with Lyon as the prefecture. This new region combines diverse geographical, sociological, economic and cultural regions, which was already true of Rhône-Alpes, as well as Auvergne, to a lesser extent. While the old Rhône-Alpes and Auvergne regions each enjoyed an unity defined by axes of communication and the pull of their respective metropoles,With the exception of Haute-Loire whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of France
France is divided into eighteen administrative regions (french: régions, singular ), 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). All of the thirteen metropolitan administrative regions (including Corsica ) are further subdivided into two to thirteen administrative departments, with the prefect of each region's administrative centre's department also acting as the regional prefect. The overseas regions administratively consist of only one department each and hence also have the status of overseas departments. Most administrative regions also have the status of regional territorial collectivities, which comes with a local government, with departmental and communal collectivities below the region level. The exceptions are Corsica, French Guiana, Mayotte and Martinique, where region and department functions are managed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. 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. The City of Lyon proper had a population of 522,969 in 2019 within its small municipal territory of , but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Lyon metropolitan area had a population of 2,280,845 that same year, the second most populated in France. Lyon and 58 suburban municipalities have formed since 2015 the Metropolis of Lyon, a directly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of most urban issues, with a population of 1,411,571 in 2019. Lyon is the prefecture of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and seat of the Departmental Council of Rhône (whose jurisdiction, however, no longer extends over the Metropolis of Lyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montanay
Montanay () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. See also *Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon The following is a list of the 59 communes of the Lyon Metropolis, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and ter ... References External links Official site Communes of Lyon Metropolis Dombes {{Lyon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neuville-sur-Saône
Neuville-sur-Saône (, literally ''Neuville on Saône'') is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Surrounding communes * Genay * Montanay * Fleurieu-sur-Saône * Albigny-sur-Saône Population Notable people * Jacques Chauviré, physician and novelist * Adrien Ducrot et Ambroise Pauffert, designers, benefactors of the commune * Émile Guimet, industrialist, benefactor of the commune. * André Latreille, lecturer and historian. * Auguste et Louis Lumière, designer of the cinematograph. * Camille de Neufville de Villeroy, archbishop of Lyons. * Antoine-Michel Perrache, engineer and artist. * Marie-Thérèse Prost, pharmacist, founder of the N'Den leper colony (Cameroun). * Gabriel et Jacques Voisin, plane and car makers. Gallery image:Ombreval-chateau1.jpg, The Ombreval castle, Neuville town hall (west façade) image:Neuville-chateau4.jpg, The moat of the castle, south side image:Ombreval-chapelle1.jpg, The chapel of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or
Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or () is a Communes of France, commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in eastern France. Geography It lies 12 km (7.4 mi) north of Lyon on the right bank of the Saône river. Sights * The Middle Ages, medieval castle. References External links Official site Communes of Lyon Metropolis Lyonnais {{Lyon-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civrieux
Civrieux () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massieux
Massieux () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Ain Ain communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ain-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franc-Lyonnais
The Franc-Lyonnais was a province of France. Located on a narrow strip of land on the left bank of the River Saône, it was composed of thirteen parishes, forming two parts : * South part, from the north outer wall of Lyon : ** Cuire-la-Croix-Rousse ** Caluire ** Fontaines-sur-Saône ** Rochetaillée-sur-Saône ** Fleurieu-sur-Saône ** Vimy. From 1665, Vimy is chosen as capital and rechristened Neuville, in the honor of Camille de Neufville de Villeroy, lord of the parish and archbishop of Lyon ** Genay, the first capital of the province ** Bernoud ** Saint-Jean-de-Thurigneux * Northern part, embedded in the Principality of the Dombes : ** Saint-Bernard-d'Anse, formerlSaint Barnard** Saint-Didier-de-Formans ** Riottier The Franc-Lyonnais probably originates from lands which used to belong to the church of Lyon. After being put under the protection of the count of Savoy, in 1398, the province is united to the kingdom of France around 1475, while remaining a province cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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