The Urban Community of Lyon (french:

Communauté urbaine Communauté urbaine (French for "urban community") is the second most integrated form of intercommunality in France, after the ''Metropolis'' (french: link=no, métropole). A ''communauté urbaine'' is composed of a city ( commune) and its indep ...

de Lyon), also known as Grand Lyon (i.e. "Greater Lyon") or by its former

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COURLY, is the former intercommunal structure gathering the city of

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 ...

(

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) and some of its suburbs. It was created in January 1969.CU de Lyon (Grand Lyon) (N° SIREN : 246900245)
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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 ...

" replaced the Urban Community on January 1, 2015. The Urban Community of Lyon encompasses only the core of the metropolitan area of Lyon.

Communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

further away from the centre of the metropolitan area have formed their own intercommunal structures, such as: * Syndicate of New Agglomeration of L'Isle-d'Abeau ('): 38,769 inhabitants *

Community of Communes of the East of Lyon A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, town ...

('): 27,706 inhabitants * Community of Communes of the Garon Valley ('): 27,515 inhabitants

Communes included in the Urban Community

The Urban Community originally comprised 55 communes. However, on 1 January 2007, two additional communes,

Givors Givors (; frp, Givôrs) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Location It lies at the confluence of the Rhone and the Gier about south of Lyon and on the main road between that city and Sai ...

and Grigny, joined, bringing the total up to 57. These two communes are detached from the rest of the Urban Community, as Millery (the commune linking Grigny with Charly and Vernaison) and neighbouring villages refused to join the Urban Community. On 1 January 2011,

Lissieu Lissieu () 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 The Metropolis of Lyon (fr ...

, joined and on 1 June 2014,

Quincieux Quincieux () 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 The Metropolis of Lyon ( ...

, bringing the total to 59. The ''Communauté urbaine'' comprised the following

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

: * Albigny-sur-Saône *

Bron Bron () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France. Geography Bron lies east-southeast of central Lyon. It is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its east side. Clima ...

Cailloux-sur-Fontaines Cailloux-sur-Fontaines (; frp, Calyous) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteri ...

Caluire-et-Cuire Caluire-et-Cuire (; frp, Caluéres-et-Cuéres) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is the fifth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' als ...

Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or (; frp, Champagne-en-Mont-Tor) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a regio ...

Charbonnières-les-Bains Charbonnières-les-Bains (; frp, Charboniéres) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It borders Parc de Lacroix-Laval in Marcy-l'Étoile Marcy-l'Étoile () is a commune in the Metropolis of ...

Charly ''Charly'' (marketed and stylized as ''CHAЯLY'') is a 1968 American drama film directed and produced by Ralph Nelson and written by Stirling Silliphant. It is based on ''Flowers for Algernon'', a science-fiction short story (1958) and subseque ...

Chassieu Chassieu (; frp, Chassiô) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Population Twin town Chassieu has been twinned with Coleshill, England, near Birmingham since 1983. See also * Eurexpo ...

Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or (; frp, Colonges) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France. It is the site of L'Auberge du Pont de Collonges, the restaurant of chef Paul Bocuse Paul Bocuse (; 11 February 1 ...

Corbas Corbas (; frp, Corbê) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Demographics Twin towns Corbas is twinned with: * Corbetta, Lombardy Corbetta ( lmo, Corbetta , ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in t ...

Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or (; frp, Coson) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characte ...

Craponne Craponne (; frp, Crapona) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. History The name of the commune derives from ''crappe'', which means quagmire in Old French. From 1800 to 1960, Crapon ...

Curis-au-Mont-d'Or Curis-au-Mont-d'Or () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical ge ...

Dardilly Dardilly (; frp, Dardelyé) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Its inhabitants are called ''Dardillois'' in French. Geography An undulating town to in the western lyonnais, Dardilly is cro ...

* Décines-Charpieu *

Écully Écully (; frp, Èculyé) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France just west of Lyon. It is the location of the Paul Bocuse Institute, which is partially situated inside the ''Château du Vivier ...

Feyzin Feyzin () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in 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 ...

Fleurieu-sur-Saône Fleurieu-sur-Saône (, literally ''Fleurieu on Saône'') is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a re ...

Fontaines-Saint-Martin Fontaines-Saint-Martin () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physica ...

Fontaines-sur-Saône Fontaines-sur-Saône () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in 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 ...

* Francheville * Genay *

* Grigny *

Irigny Irigny (; frp, Éregnins) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The residents are called ''Irignois''. Population See also *Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon The following is a list of th ...

Jonage Jonage () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon The following is a list of the 59 communes of the Lyon Metropolis The Metropolis ...

Limonest Limonest () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Geography Limonest is located northwest of Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the ...

* Marcy-l'Étoile *

Meyzieu Meyzieu (; frp, Mêsiô) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is a large suburb of Lyon, situated 13 km east of the city centre on the left bank of the Rhône. Before 1967, it was part of ...

Mions Mions () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), hum ...

* Montanay *

La Mulatière La Mulatière () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The city is known, among other things, for its Aquarium du Grand Lyon. Population See also *Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon The ...

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 Populatio ...

Oullins Oullins () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to it on the southwest. Population Transport *Several Buses (C7, C10, 8, 12, 14, 17, 63 ...

Pierre-Bénite Pierre-Bénite (; frp, Piérra-Benête) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Geography Pierre-Bénite, a suburb around 6 kilometers (3.73 miles) south of Lyon, extends over 440 hectares (1087 ...

Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, located in the administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, eastern France. See also *Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon *André César Vermare André-César Vermare (27 Nov ...

Rillieux-la-Pape Rillieux-la-Pape () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central-eastern France. In 2017, it had a population of 30,012. Population Climate Twin cities Rillieux-la-Pape is twinned with three cities: ...

* Rochetaillée-sur-Saône *

Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. The residents of the city are called ''Désidériens''. It is one of the richest communes in the urban area of Lyon. It is al ...

Saint-Fons Saint-Fons (; frp, Cent-Fonts) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( ...

Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (, literally ''Sainte-Foy near Lyon'') is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Geography It is a suburb of the city of Lyon, located to the west of the city. It is locate ...

Saint-Genis-Laval Saint-Genis-Laval () is a commune in the metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. The Lyon Observatory is located in this commune. History Saint-Genis-Laval draws its name from Saint Genis or Genest, a Roman a ...

* Saint-Genis-les-Ollières * Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or * Saint-Priest *

Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or () 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 The Metr ...

* Sathonay-Camp * Sathonay-Village *

Solaize Solaize (; frp, Celuése) 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 The Metropo ...

Tassin-la-Demi-Lune Tassin la Demi-Lune () is a commune in Lyon Metropolis in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central-eastern France. In 2017, it had a population of 22,297. Its inhabitants are named ''Tassilunois'' in French. Geography The town of Tassin-la-De ...

La Tour-de-Salvagny La Tour-de-Salvagny () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It borders Parc de Lacroix-Laval in Marcy-l'Étoile. See also *Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon The following is a list of the ...

Vaulx-en-Velin Vaulx-en-Velin () is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is located to its northeast, on the river Rhône. History The rivers, including ...

Vénissieux Vénissieux (; Arpitan: or in the Lyonnais dialect) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Geography Vénissieux is located on the southern outskirts of Lyon. Toponymy The name ''Vénis ...

* Vernaison *

Villeurbanne Villeurbanne (; frp, Velorbana) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after ...

References

External links

Urban Community of Lyon website
(in French)

Geography of Lyon Geography of Rhône (department) States and territories established in 1969 States and territories disestablished in 2015 {{Rhône-geo-stub