Bron () is a

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in 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 ...

, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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, eastern

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Geography

Bron lies east-southeast of central

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. It is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of

, and is adjacent to its east side.

Climate

History

The earliest traces of life in Bron can be found in the cemetery and date from 71 BC. The town as it is today did not take shape until approximately 1812. In mid-August 1944, prisoners from

Montluc prison Montluc prison () is a former prison located on rue Jeanne Hachette in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, France. It was known for being an internment, torture and killing place by the Gestapo during the occupation of France by the Nazis. History B ...

were taken to Bron Airfield where 109 of them, including 72 Jews, were killed in what would become known as ''Le Charnier de Bron'' ("The

Charnel house A charnel house is a vault or building where human skeletal remains are stored. They are often built near churches for depositing bones that are unearthed while digging graves. The term can also be used more generally as a description of a pl ...

of Bron"). Bron was spared much of the damage caused by the riots in many of France's suburbs in the 1990s, such as in Venissieux and

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 ...

Population

Sights

The Fort de Bron, erected between 1872 and 1876, is part of the second belt of fortifications around Lyon.

Transport

Bron is served by the following

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(Lyon

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) services: * Metro ** Line D (Gare de

Vaise Vaise is a neighborhood of the City of Lyon (France), located along the Saône The Saône ( , ; frp, Sona; lat, Arar) is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department an ...

to Gare de

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 ...

) – served by 2 stations (Mermoz-Pinel and Parilly) located on the boundary with Lyon. *

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** Line T2 ( Perrache to Saint-Priest Bel-Air) – served by 8 stations. ** Line T5 (Grange-Blanche to Parc du Chêne, continuing to

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on exhibition days) – served by 7 stations. *

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** C8 (Grange Blanche - Vaulx-en-Velin Résistance) ** C9 (Bellecour Antoine Poncet - Hôpitaux Est) ** C15 (Laurent Bonnevay - Bachut Mairie du 8e) ** C17 (Charpennes - Laurent Bonnevay) ** 24 (Bachut – Bron – Sept Chemins) ** 25 (Cordeliers – Gare Part-Dieu – Montchat – Sept Chemins) ** 26 (Bachut – Bron Aéroport – Manissieux) ** 52 (Parilly Université Hippodrome - Vaulx-En-Velin La Grappinière) ** 64 (Laurent Bonnevay – La Soie – Bron Droits de l'Homme) ** 68 (Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie – Chassieu – Azieu) ** 78 (Mermoz-Pinel – Parc du Chêne – Sept Chemins) ** 79 (Grange Blanche – Bron – Décines or Chassieu) ** 81 (Laurent Bonnevay – Bron – Porte des Alpes) ** 82 ( Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie – Bron – La Borelle) ** 93 (Hôpital Feyzin

- Porte des Alpes / Parc Technologique) ** Zi7 (Vaulx-En-Velin La Soie - Bron Droits De L'Homme) Bron airport
Lyon-Bron Airport (technically located in the communes of Chassieu and Saint-Priest) has existed since 1920, although much of its commercial activity was diverted to Satolas (

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), Lyon's main

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, in 1975.

Education

Bron is home to part of the

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. The Bron campus is located on the south-eastern edge of the town, close to the

Parc de Parilly Parc de Parilly is an urban park in the communes of Bron and Vénissieux, Lyon Metropolis. Created in 1937, the park encompasses an area of . The park includes numerous sport facilities, including a running track, a hippodrome, and basketball c ...

and Saint-Priest.

Twin towns

Bron is twinned with: *

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, Scotland, United Kingdom *

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, Germany * Weingarten, Germany *

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, Spain

References

External links

Official website

History of Bron
(in French) {{Authority control Communes of Lyon Metropolis Dauphiné