Bron
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Canton | Bron |
| Intercommunality | Lyon |
| Mayor | Annie Guillemot (PS) (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 183–221 m (600–725 ft) (avg. 212 m or 696 ft) |
| Land area1 | 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 39,488 (2006) |
| - Density | 3,834 /km2 (9,930 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69029/ 69500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 45°44′22″N 4°54′50″E / 45.7394°N 4.9139°E
Bron is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
It lies 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Lyon. It is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its east side. It forms part of the Urban Community of Lyon.
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[edit] History
The earliest traces of life in Born can be found in the cemetery and date from 71 BC. The town as it is today did not take shape until approximately 1812.
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.
[edit] Sights
Bron has a fort (erected between 1872 and 1876).
[edit] Transport
Bron is served by the following TCL (Lyon public transport) services:
- Metro
- Line D (Gare de Vaise to Gare de Vénissieux) – served by 2 stations (Mermoz-Pinel and Parilly) located on the boundary with Lyon.
- Tram
- Line T2 (Perrache to Saint-Priest Bel-Air) – served by 8 stations.
- Bus
- 24 (Bachut – Bron – Sept Chemins)
- 25 (Cordeliers – Gare Part-Dieu – Montchat – Sept Chemins)
- 26 (Bachut – Bron Aéroport – Manissieux)
- 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)
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 (Saint-Exupéry International Airport), Lyon's main airport, in 1975.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Bron is home to part of the University of Lyon 2. The Bron campus is located on the south-eastern edge of the town, close to the Parc de Parilly and Saint-Priest.
[edit] Twin towns
Bron is twinned with the Scottish new town of Cumbernauld.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Rhône department
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website
- History of Bron (in French)
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