Toponymy
The name of the city has taken the forms Lugdon, Luon, and since the 13th century, Lyon. The Gallic … See more

Commune
Like Paris and Marseille, the commune (municipality) of Lyon is divided into a number of See more

The GDP of Lyon was 124 billion US dollars in 2019, making it the second richest city in France after Paris. Lyon and its region See more

Universities and tertiary education
• École Centrale de Lyon;
• École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
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The Rhône and Saône converge to the south of the historic city centre, forming a peninsula – the "Presqu'île" – bounded by two large hills to the west and north and a large plain … See more

Antiquity
• The Roman ruins on the hillside near the Fourvière Basilica, with the Ancient Theatre of Fourvière, the Odeon of Lyon and the accompanying See more

Since the Middle Ages, the region residents have spoken several dialects of Franco-Provençal. The Lyonnais dialect was replaced by the French language as the importance of … See more