Pierre Vallon (10 November 1927 – 24 October 2016) was a French businessman and politician. He was an heir to Vallon et Compagnie, a silk company based in

La Croix-Rousse La Croix-Rousse is a hill high in the city of Lyon, France, as well as the name of a neighborhood located on this hill. The neighborhood is divided into les pentes (slopes, belonging to the city's 1st arrondissement) and le plateau (atop the hil ...

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 t ...

. He served as a member of the

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from 1974 to 1995.

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1927 births 2016 deaths Businesspeople from Lyon French senators of the Fifth Republic Politicians from Lyon Senators of Rhône (department) {{Rhône-politician-stub