Bibliothèque du Palais of the Université Jean Moulin (Lyon, France)
Lyon (Liyon in Franco-Provençal or traditionally spelled Lyons in English) is the third-largest city of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps and 243 miles (391 kilometers) southeast of Paris.
The City of Lyon has a population of roughly 522,000 in the 2020s within its small municipal territory of 19 square miles (48 square kilometers), but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Lyon metropolitan area has a population of 2,293,180, the second most populated in France. Lyon is the prefecture of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and seat of the Departmental Council of Rhône (whose jurisdiction, however, no longer extends over the Metropolis of Lyon since 2015).
The city is recognized for its cuisine and gastronomy, as well as historical and architectural landmarks. As such, the districts of Old Lyon, the Fourvière hill, the Presqu'île and the slopes of the Croix-Rousse are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the "Historic Site of Lyon." Lyon was historically an important area for the production and weaving of silk.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon
Bibliothèque du Palais of the Université Jean Moulin (Lyon, France)
Lyon (Liyon in Franco-Provençal or traditionally spelled Lyons in English) is the third-largest city of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps and 243 miles (391 kilometers) southeast of Paris.
The City of Lyon has a population of roughly 522,000 in the 2020s within its small municipal territory of 19 square miles (48 square kilometers), but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Lyon metropolitan area has a population of 2,293,180, the second most populated in France. Lyon is the prefecture of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and seat of the Departmental Council of Rhône (whose jurisdiction, however, no longer extends over the Metropolis of Lyon since 2015).
The city is recognized for its cuisine and gastronomy, as well as historical and architectural landmarks. As such, the districts of Old Lyon, the Fourvière hill, the Presqu'île and the slopes of the Croix-Rousse are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the "Historic Site of Lyon." Lyon was historically an important area for the production and weaving of silk.
Information from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon