Lyon
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Lyon is a city in eastern central France, population 430,000. The traditional English spelling, "Lyons", is falling out of usage.
Lyon was founded in 43 BC by the Roman Empire, who named it Lugdunum after the Celtic sun god Lugh ("shining one"). It became then the capital of the Gauls...the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the city holds the title "Primate of the Gauls" (Primat des Gaules) and the archdiocese dates to Roman times before "Franks" entered modern France.
Together with neighboring towns, Lyon forms the second largest conurbation in France after Paris.
The Rhône and Saône rivers meet here, in the capital of the Rhône département. The city gives its name to the Lyonnais region. Two of France's best known wine-growing regions are located near Lyon: the Beaujolais to the North, and the Côtes du Rhône to the South.
Lyon was the first city to be connected to Paris by the TGV c.1982.
Metro: see www.metropla.net/eu/lyo/lyon.htm
Colleges and Universities
- Ecole Centrale de Lyon
- École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
- École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines
- École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon
- Institut Nationale des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon
Transport
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