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Lyon

Western Europe

Lyon is a city in France, located at the confluence of the rivers Rhone and Saone, to the northwest of the French Alps. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
519,127 1
Area (sq km)
47.87 2
Population Estimate Year
2023 2
Elevation (m)
173 1
Latitude
45.7675 degrees north 2
Longitude
4.835 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
Connections

Associated With

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, States or Territories

lyon is associated with auvergne-rhone-alpes.

Source Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes (Wikipedia)
France, Countries
Source Lyon (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, States or Territories

lyon is the capital of auvergne-rhone-alpes.

Source Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Hippolyte Flandrin

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Jules Perrot

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Numeridanse: Jules PerrotAbout
Quote, About
born in Lyon in 1810
Louis Janmot

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Marguerite Wildenhain

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Marguerite Wildenhain

Location Of

The Second Council of Lyons

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Site Of

Berliet

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OL Groupe

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Allan Kardec

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Source Wikipedia, "Allan Kardec"Wikipedia contributorsInfobox: birth_placetier 3
Quote, Infobox: birth_place
Lyon, France
Olympique Lyonnais

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Source Olympique Lyonnais (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
is a men's professional football club based in Lyon
Sources
1. Lyon (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 173 m
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2. Lyon (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Lyon is a city in France.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    519,127
  • Lead section
    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 1,436,354 in 2023.
  • Infobox: area km2
    47.87
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    45.7675
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    4.835
  • Associated With: France, Infobox, Country
    France
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 45.7675,4.835
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 182.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 45.75, 4.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 45.75, 4.75
45.75 4.75 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Lyon - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2996944
Quote, cities500 record 2996944
45.74906 4.84789 P PPLA FR 84 69 691 69123 520774 173 Europe/Paris
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Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, prefecture
Quote, Infobox, prefecture
Lyon
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Wikidata: Lyon
Wikidata Q456, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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