Rhône's 2nd Constituency
The 2nd constituency of the Rhône ( French: ''Deuxième circonscription du Rhône'') is a French legislative constituency in the Rhône ''département''. Like the other 576 French constituencies, it elects one MP using a two round electoral system. Description The 2nd constituency of the Rhône includes parts of Lyon, including those immediately to the north of the city centre. It is an urban seat in France's second largest city. Since 2015 this constituency has been part of the Lyon Metropolis and therefore outside of the Rhône for administrative purposes. Politically the seat swung towards the left in the first decade of the 21st Century, with the Socialist Party winning the seat for the first time in its current form, after many years of centre right control. The constituency opted for En Marche! in 2017 elections reflecting the large surge of support for Emmanuel Macron across the Rhône. In 2020, the deputy, Hubert Julien-Laferrière was one of the 17 initial members ...
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Rhône (department)
Rhône (; ) is a French department located in the east-central administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Rhône, its prefecture is Lyon. Its sole subprefecture is Villefranche-sur-Saône. Including the Lyon Metropolis, it had a population of 1,875,747 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 69 Rhône
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History

The department was created on August 12, 1793, when the former Rhône-et-Loire was split into two departments: Rhône and

Loire

. Originally, the eastern border of Rhône was the city of

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