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Coordinates: 45°46′1″N, 4°50′3″E Ville de Lyon City flag City coat of arms Motto: Avant, avant, Lion le melhor. (Franco-Provençal: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Lyon may refer to Lyon, France (often known as Lyons in English) The Lyon-based soccer club, Olympique Lyonnais Lyon, Mississippi any of several counties in the United States named Lyon County the Lyon hypothesis Lyon Court, the institution that regulates heraldry in Scotland There are also many people with... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Blason_Lyon. ... Franco-Provençal (Francoprovençal) or Arpitan (in vernacular: patouès) (in Italian: francoprovenzale, provenzale alpina, arpitano, patois; French: francoprovençal, arpitan, patois) is a Romance language with several dialects in a linguistic sub-group separate from Langue dOïl and Langue dOc. ... Location Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates 45°46′1″N, 4°50′3″E Administration Country France Region Rhône-Alpes Department Rhône (69) Subdivisions 9 arrondissements Intercommunality Urban Community of Lyon Mayor Gérard Collomb (PS) (2008-2014) City Statistics Land area¹ 47.95 km² Population² (2007) 470,000  - Ranking 3rd in France  - Density 10,000/km² (2007) Urban Spread Urban Area 954 km² (1999)  - Population 1,452,952 (2007) Metro Area 3,306 km² (1999)  - Population 1,783,400 (2007) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Historic Site of Lyons* UNESCO World Heritage Site State Party  France Type Cultural Criteria ii, iv Reference 872 Region† Europe and North America Inscription history Inscription 1998  (22nd Session) * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO.

Lyon, also known as Lyons in English (Liyon in Franco-Provençal, while former names include Lugdunum in Latin) pronounced [ljɔ̃] (help· info) in French, is a city in east central France. It is the third largest French city, the first being Paris and the second Marseille. It is a major centre of business, situated between Paris and Marseille, and has a reputation as the French capital of gastronomy and a significant role in the history of cinema. Image File history File links Paris_plan_pointer_b_jms. ... Image File history File links France_jms. ... Timezone and TimeZone redirect here. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 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Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, Lyon forms the second largest metropolitan area in France after Paris, with 1,783,400 inhabitants at the 2007 estimate, and approximately the 20th to 25th largest metropolitan area of Western Europe. Its urban area (Région Urbaine de Lyon), represents half of the Rhône-Alpes région population with 2,9 million inhabitants^[1]. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A current understanding of Western Europe. ... (Région flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Lyon Regional President Jean-Jack Queyranne (PS) (since 2004) Departments Ain Ardèche Drôme Isère Loire Rhône Savoie Haute-Savoie Arrondissements 25 Cantons 335 Communes 2,879 Statistics Land area1 43,698 km² Population (Ranked 2nd)  - January 1, 2006... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common...

Lyon is the préfecture (capital) of the Rhône département, and also the capital of the Rhône-Alpes région. In France, a préfecture is the administrative town of a département. ... Rhône is a French département located in the central Eastern région of Rhône-Alpes. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Not to be confused with capitol. ... (Région flag) (Region logo) Location Administration Capital Lyon Regional President Jean-Jack Queyranne (PS) (since 2004) Departments Ain Ardèche Drôme Isère Loire Rhône Savoie Haute-Savoie Arrondissements 25 Cantons 335 Communes 2,879 Statistics Land area1 43,698 km² Population (Ranked 2nd)  - January 1, 2006... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common...

Lyon is known as the silk capital of the world and is known for its silk and textiles and is a centre for fashion.

Lyon is also the international headquarters of Interpol and EuroNews. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... EuroNews is a multilingual and pan-European television news channel launched on January 1, 1993. ...

History

Main article for early history: Lugdunum.

Further information: Ecclesiastical history of Lyon

Lyonidus was founded as a Roman colony in 43 BCE by Munatius Plancus, a lieutenant of Caesar, on the site of a Gaulish hill-fort settlement called Lug[o]dunon—from the Celtic sun god Lugus ('Light', cognate with Old Irish Lugh, Modern Irish Lú) and dúnon (hill-fort). Lyon was first named Lugdunum meaning the "hill of lights" or "the hill of crows". Lug was equated by the Romans to Mercury. Colonia Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunum (modern: Lyon) was an important Roman city in Gaul. ... The following is an account of the ecclesiastical history of Lyon according to the Catholic Encyclopedia. ... Lucius Munatius Plancus (c. ... For other uses, see Julius Caesar (disambiguation). ... Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, apparently the religion of the Iron Age Celts. ... Lugus was a deity widely hypothesized to have been worshipped in Gaul, Britain, Ireland, Spain and other ancient Celtic regions. ... This article is about the modern Goidelic language. ... For other subjects with similar names, see Lug. ... A sculpture of the Roman god Mercury by 17th-century Flemish artist Artus Quellinus. ...

The three parts of Gaul mentioned by Caesar met at Lyon. Agrippa recognized that Lugdunum's position on the natural highway from northern to south-eastern France made it a natural communications hub, and he made Lyon the starting point of the principal Roman roads throughout Gaul. It then became the capital of Gaul, partly thanks to its fortunate site at the convergence of two navigable rivers, and quickly became the main city of Gaul. Two emperors were born in this city: Claudius and Caracalla. Today the archbishop of Lyon is still referred to as "le primat des Gaules". Agrippa may refer to: Menenius Agrippa, a Roman consul in 503 BC. Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63–12 BC), Roman statesman and general, friend of Augustus Caesar. ... Not to be confused with Romans road. ... Gaul (Latin: ) was the name given, in ancient times, to the region of Western Europe comprising present-day northern Italy, France, Belgium, western Switzerland and the parts of the Netherlands and Germany on the west bank of the Rhine river. ... For other persons named Claudius, see Claudius (disambiguation). ... Caracalla (April 4, 186 – April 8, 217) was Roman Emperor from 211 – 217. ... The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lyon is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in France. ... Primate (from the Latin Primus, first) is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. ...

The Christians in Lyon were persecuted for their religious views under the reigns of the Roman emperors Marcus Aurelius and Septimus Severus. These included saints such as Blandina (Blandine), Pothinus (Pothin) , and Epipodius (Épipode), among others. Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Relation to other religions Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Christianity Portal This box:      Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (called the Wise) (April 26, 121[2] – March 17, 180) was Roman Emperor from 161 to his death in 180. ... Emperor Septimius Severus Lucius Septimius Severus, (April 11, 146 - February 4, 211) was Roman emperor from April 9, 193 to 211. ... Saint Blandina (d. ... Saint Pothinus (Photinus) (ca. ... Saint Epipodius ( Epipode) and his companion Alexander (d. ...

The great Christian bishop of Lyon in the 2nd century was the Easterner Irenaeus. Saint Irenaeus (Greek: Ειρηναίος), (b. ...

Lyon's 18th-century town hall.

Burgundian refugees from the destruction of Worms by Huns in 437 were resettled by the military commander of the west, Aëtius, at Lugdunum, which was formally the capital of the new Burgundian kingdom by 461. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1168x1752, 2087 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Lyon Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1168x1752, 2087 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Lyon Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Wormser Dom Worms (pronounced ) is a city in the southwest of Germany. ... For other uses, see Hun (disambiguation). ... Flavius Aëtius or simply Aetius, ( 396–454), was a Roman general of the closing period of the Western Roman Empire. ...

In 843, by the Treaty of Verdun, Lyon, with the country beyond the Saône, went to Lothair I, and later became a part of the Kingdom of Arles. Lyon only came under French control in the fourteenth century. Geopolitical divisions according to the Treaty of Verdun. ... The Saône is a river of eastern France. ... Lothair I Lothair I (German: Lothar, French: Lothaire, Italian: Lotario) (795 – 2 March 855), king of Italy (818 – 855) and Holy Roman Emperor (840 – 855), was the eldest son of the emperor Louis the Pious and his wife Ermengarde of Hesbaye, daughter of Ingerman, duke of Hesbaye. ... Map of western Mediterranean, showing location of Arles Arles (Arle in Provençal) is a city in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département, of which it is a sous-préfecture, in the former province of Provence. ...

Fernand Braudel remarked, "Historians of Lyon are not sufficiently aware of the bi-polarity between Paris and Lyon, which is a constant structure in French development" from the late Middle Ages to the Industrial Revolution (Braudel 1984 p. 327). The fairs in Lyon, the invention of Italian merchants, made it the economic countinghouse of France in the late 15th century. When international banking moved to Genoa, then Amsterdam, Lyon simply became the banking centre of France; its new Bourse (treasury), built in 1749, still resembled a public bazaar where accounts were settled in the open air. During the Renaissance, the city developed with the silk trade, especially with Italy; the Italian influence on Lyon's architecture can still be seen. Thanks to the silk trade, Lyon became an important industrial town during the 19th century. Fernand Braudel (August 24, 1902–November 27, 1985) was a French historian. ... A counting house, or compting house, literally is the building, room, office or suite in which a business firm carries on operations, particularly accounting. ... This article is about the European Renaissance of the 14th-17th centuries. ... For other uses of this word, see Silk (disambiguation). ...

Lyon was a scene of mass violence against Huguenots in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacres in 1572. From the 16th to the 18th century the name Huguenot was applied to a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, historically known as the French Calvinists. ... Painting by François Dubois (born about 1529, Amiens, Picardy) The St. ...

The silk workers of Lyon, known as canuts, staged two major uprisings: in 1831 and 1834. The 1831 uprising saw one of the first recorded uses of the black flag as an emblem of protest. The canuts were Lyonnais silk workers, often working on Jacquard looms. ... There were three Canut revolts (French: ) in Lyon during the first half of the 19th Century. ... This article discusses various anarchist symbols, including the circle-A and the black flag. ...

Lyon was a centre for the occupying German forces and also a stronghold of resistance during World War II, and the city is now home to a resistance museum. (See also Klaus Barbie.) The traboules, or secret passages, through the houses enabled the local people to escape Gestapo raids. The Croix de Lorraine, the symbol of the resistance chosen by de Gaulle French Resistance is the name used for resistance movements during World War II which fought the Nazi German occupation of France and the collaborationist Vichy regime. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Klaus Barbie posing with the other OKW officers. ... Traboule (Vieux Lyon) Courtyard of a traboule (Vieux Lyon) Traboules (from Latin transambulare via vulgar Latin trabulare meaning to cross) are a type of passage way associated with the city of Lyon, France (although a few also exist in Chambery, France as well). ... The   (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei: “secret state police”) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ...

Geography

Lyon's geography is dominated by the Rhône and Saône rivers which converge to the south of the historic city center forming a sort of peninsula or "presqu'île"; two large hills, one to the west and one to the north of the historic city center; and a large plain which sprawls eastward from the historic city center. The Rhône River, or the Rhône (French Rhône, Arpitan Rôno, Occitan Ròse, standard German Rhone, Valais German Rotten), is one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France. ... The Saône is a river of eastern France. ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ...

To the west is Fourvière, known as "the hill that prays", the location for the highly decorated Notre-Dame de Fourvière basilica, several convents, the palace of the Archbishop, the Tour métallique (a highly visible TV tower, replicating the last stage of the Eiffel Tower) and a funicular. The Tour Métallique de Fourvière, one of Lyons most easily recognisable landmarks Fourvière is a district of Lyon, France located on a hill immediately west of the old part of the town. ... The Basilica Notre Dame de Fourviere on top of the hill The Basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière is a basilica in Lyon. ... Look up basilica in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Beguine convent in Amsterdam. ... The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... The Tour métallique de Fourvière at night The Tour métallique de Fourvière is a landmark of Lyon, France. ... The Eiffel Tower (French: , ) is an iron tower built on the Champ de Mars beside the Seine River in Paris. ... Angels Flight, Los Angeles, California with gantlet track configuration Duquesne Incline, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with full length parallel tracks The Gütschbahn in Lucerne, Switzerland – from an 1893 guidebook A funicular, also called funicular railway, inclined railway, inclined plane, or, in the United Kingdom, a cliff railway, is a system of...

To the north is the Croix-Rousse, "the hill that works", traditionally home to many small silk workshops, an industry for which the city was renowned.

The original medieval city (Vieux Lyon) was built on the west bank of the Saône river at the foot of the Fourvière hill, west of the presqu'île. (This area, along with portions of the presqu'ile and much of the Croix-Rousse are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Tour Métallique de Fourvière, one of Lyons most easily recognisable landmarks Fourvière is a district of Lyon, France located on a hill immediately west of the old part of the town. ... This article is about the French city. ...

On the peninsula (presqu'île) between the rivers Rhône and Saône is located the third largest public square in France, and one of the largest in Europe, the Place Bellecour. Specifically, it is the largest clear square (i.e., without any patches of greenery, trees or any other kind of obstacles) in Europe.^{[citation needed]} The broad, pedestrian-only Rue de la République leads north from Place Bellecour. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Panorama of three sides of the Place Bellecour The Place Bellecour is a large place in Lyon, specifically, it is the largest clear square (i. ...

East of the Rhône from the presqu'île is a large area of flat ground upon which sits much of modern Lyon and most of the city's population. Situated in this area is the urban centre of Part-Dieu which clusters the former Crédit Lyonnais Tower (central France's only skyscraper), the Part-Dieu shopping centre, and Lyon's main rail terminal, Lyon Part-Dieu. Entrance to the station The Gare de la Part-Dieu (Part-Dieu rail station) is the primary train station for travellers to metropolitan Lyon, France, busier than the citys other stations; Perrache (in the city-center), Lyon-Vaise, Saint-Paul, and Gorges du Loup. ... Crédit Lyonnais is a French bank. ... For other uses, see Skyscraper (disambiguation). ... Entrance to the station The Gare de la Part-Dieu (Part-Dieu rail station) is the primary train station for travellers to metropolitan Lyon, France, busier than the citys other stations; Perrache (in the city-center), Lyon-Vaise, Saint-Paul, and Gorges du Loup. ...

North of this district is the relatively wealthy 6^th arrondissement, which is home to the Parc de la Tête d'Or, one of Europe's largest urban parks, the prestigious Lycée du Parc to the south of the park, and Interpol's headquarters on the park's western edge. The lake, at the centre of the park. ... The Lycée du Parc The Lycée du Parc is a public high school located in the sixth arrondissement of Lyon, France. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Climate

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Administration

Lyon is the capital of the Rhône-Alpes région, the préfecture of the Rhône département, and the capital of 14 cantons, covering 1 commune, and with a total population of 488 300 (2007). France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common... In France, a préfecture is the capital city of a département. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... The canton is an administrative division of France. ... The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ...

Arrondissements

Main article: Arrondissements of Lyon

The arrondissements of Lyon.

Mural in the États-Unis area of the 8^th arrondissement in 1995

Like Paris and Marseille, Lyon is divided into a number of municipal arrondissements (sometimes translated into English as boroughs), each of which is identified by a number and has its own council and town hall. The nine arrondissements of Lyon. ... Image File history File links Lyon_Arr. ... Image File history File links Lyon_Arr. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (628x1000, 96 KB) Lyon, mural, 1995 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (628x1000, 96 KB) Lyon, mural, 1995 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... City flag Coat of arms Motto: By her great deeds, the city of Massilia shines The Old Port of Marseille Location Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Coordinates Administration Country Region Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Department Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Subdivisions 16 arrondissements (in 8 secteurs) Intercommunality Urban... The municipal arrondissement (French: arrondissement municipal, pronounced ), more simply referred to as arrondissement, is a level of administrative division in France lower than the commune. ... Look up Borough in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Five arrondissements were originally created in 1852, when three neighbouring communes (La Croix-Rousse, La Guillotière, and Vaise) were annexed by Lyon.

Between 1867 and 1959, the 3^rd arrondissement (which originally covered the whole of the Left Bank of the Rhône) was split three times, creating a new arrondissement in each case.

Then, in 1963, the commune of Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe was annexed to Lyon's 5^th arrondissement. A year later, in 1964, the 5^th was split to create Lyon's 9^th – and, to date, final – arrondissement.

Within each arrondissement, there are a number of recognisable "quartiers" or neighbourhoods:

• 1^st arrdt: Pentes de la Croix-Rousse, Terreaux, Martinière/St-Vincent
• 2^nd arrdt: Cordeliers, Bellecour, Ainay, Perrache, Confluent
• 3^rd arrdt: Guillotière (north), Part-Dieu, Villette, Sans Souci/Dauphiné, Montchat, Grange Blanche (north)
• 4^th arrdt: Plateau de la Croix-Rousse, Serin
• 5^th arrdt: Vieux Lyon (St-Paul, St-Jean, St-Georges), St-Just, St-Irénée, Fourvière, Point du Jour, Ménival, Battières, Champvert (south)
• 6^th arrdt: Brotteaux, Bellecombe, Parc de la Tête d'Or, Cité Internationale
• 7^th arrdt: Guillotière (south), Jean Macé, Gerland
• 8^th arrdt: Monplaisir, Monplaisir La Plaine, Bachut, États-Unis, Grand Trou/Moulin à Vent, Mermoz, Laënnec, Grange Blanche (south)
• 9^th arrdt: Vaise, Duchère, Rochecardon, St-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe, Gorge de Loup, Observance, Champvert (north)

Panorama of three sides of the Place Bellecour The Place Bellecour is a large place in Lyon, specifically, it is the largest clear square (i. ... The Tour Métallique de Fourvière, one of Lyons most easily recognisable landmarks Fourvière is a district of Lyon, France located on a hill immediately west of the old part of the town. ... The lake, at the centre of the park. ...

Culture

A view of one the Parc de la Tête d'Or's many gardens

Statue of Louis XIV, with Ferris wheel in background, at Bellecour.

The "Fête des Lumières" expresses gratitude to the Virgin Mary.

A photograph from Fourvière showing the Bugey Nuclear Power Plant in the distance, 30 km away.

The basilica Notre-Dame de Fourvière, which overlooks the city.

The Roman-era Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules

• Since the Middle Ages, the Arpitans, residents of the region, speak Franco-Provençal dialects. The Lyonnais dialect was partly replaced by the French language as the importance of the city grew. However, it is still alive and, in addition, some "frenchified" Franco-Provençal words can also be heard in the French of the Lyonnais, who call their little boys and girls "gones" and "fenottes" for example.

• Lyon was an early centre for printing books, and nurtured a circle of 16th century poets.

• For several centuries Lyon and its bouchons have been known as the French capital of gastronomy, fine handweaving, and the silk trade.

• The Lumière brothers invented cinema in the town in 1895. The Musée Lumière is there as a testimony, hosting many of their first inventions.

• December 8 each year is marked by "la Fête des lumières" (the Festival of Lights), a celebration of thanks to the Virgin Mary, who purportedly saved the city from a deadly plague in the Middle Ages. During the event, the local population places candles (lumignons) at their windows and the city of Lyon organizes and projects impressive large-scale light shows onto the sides of important Lyonnais monuments, such as the medieval Cathédrale St-Jean.

• The church of Saint Francis of Sales is famous for its large and unaltered Cavaillé-Coll pipe organ, attracting audiences from around the world. Lyon also features a renowned opera house.

• 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 is also the French capital of "trompe l'œil"-walls, a very ancient tradition. Many are to be seen everywhere around the city.

• The Brothers of the Sacred Heart, a Roman Catholic congregation that operates schools in Europe and North America, was founded in Lyon in 1821.

• The African Museum of Lyon is one of the most ancient museum situated and created in Lyon.^[2]

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UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Main sights

These are the main sights of Lyon.

• Place Bellecour
• Tour métallique de Fourvière (1894)
• La Mouche Cattle Market and Abbatoir (1914, 1928), designed by Tony Garnier.
• Sainte Marie de La Tourette monastery (1960) designed by Le Corbusier
• Saint-Exupéry International Airport (formerly Satolas Airport, 1975), designed by Guillaume Gilbert.
• Opéra National de Lyon, renovated in 1993 by Jean Nouvel.
• Lyon Airport Railway Station (1994) by Santiago Calatrava.
• Cité Internationale (1998), designed by Renzo Piano.
• Cathédrale Saint-Jean
• Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière.
• Basilica of St-Martin-d'Ainay.
• The church of Ainay, dating from the tenth and eleventh centuries, is of the Byzantine style.
• The doorway of St. Nizier's (fifteenth century) was carved in the sixteenth century by Philibert Delorme.
• The Roman ruins on the hillside near the Fourviere Basilica, and the accompanying Gallo-Roman Museum. Lyon was formerly Lugdunum.
• The Medieval Quarter of town, with cobbled streets, shops, and dining.

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Colleges and universities

• CPE Lyon
• École Centrale de Lyon
• ECAM Lyon (École Catholique d'Arts et Métiers de Lyon)
• EM Lyon (École de Management de Lyon)
• École Nationale des Travaux Publiques de l'Etat (ENTPE)
• École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
• École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines
• École Nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon
• Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (located in Villeurbanne)
• Institut d'études politiques de Lyon
• ISARA-Lyon Institut Supérieur D'Agriculture Rhône Alpes
• Institution des Chartreux
• Université Claude Bernard (Lyon I)
• Université Louis Lumière (Lyon II)
• Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III)
• Institut d'Administration des Entreprises de Lyon, Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III)
• Catholic University of Lyon
• Université professionelle internationale de Lyon (UPIL)
• ESDES Business School
• École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État
• Le Lycée du Parc
• La Martiniere Lyon
• Centre Européen d'Enseignement Supérieur de l'Ostéopathie- (CEESO)

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International schools in Lyon

There are several international schools in Lyon, including:

• EM Lyon Business School
• Ombrosa (private school)
• International School of Lyon (private school)
• Cité Scolaire Internationale de Lyon

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Sport

Lyon is home to Ligue 1 football (soccer) team Olympique Lyonnais, commonly known as "Lyon" or "OL". The team has enjoyed unprecedented success recently, winning the last six national titles and establishing themselves as France's premier football club. The captain of the side, Juninho Pernambucano is one of several Brazilians at Lyon, and he has received many awards while leading his team to unrivalled success. The team competes in the prestigious UEFA Champions' League and currently plays at the impressive Stade de Gerland, where the Danone Nation's Cup is held every year. The team is set to move to a new stadium in Décines-Charpieu (in the eastern suburbs) in 2010. Lyon also has a rugby union team, Lyon OU, currently playing in division 2, Rugby Pro D2. In addition, Lyon has a rugby league side: Lyon Villeurbanne Rhône XIII, or LVR XIII^[3], play in the French rugby league championship. The club's current home ground is Stade Georges Lyvet in Villeurbanne. Finally, Villeurbanne also has a renowned basketball team, ASVEL, who play at the Astroballe arena in Cusset. Ligue 1 (Première division or Division 1 until 2003, now called Ligue 1 Orange) is the top division of French and Monegasque football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ... Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. ... Antônio Augusto Ribeiro Reis Júnior (born January 30, 1975 in Recife), commonly known as Juninho or Juninho Pernambucano,[1] is a Brazilian football player, who plays as a central midfielder for French club Olympique Lyonnais. ... The UEFA Champions League (which used to be named and is often called the European Cup) is an annual club football competition organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... The stade de Gerland is the principal sporting hub of the city of Lyon. ... New Olympique Lyonnais Stadium is a multi-use stadium near Decines, France, that is currently being planned. ... Décines-Charpieu is a commune in the département of Rhône and the Rhône-Alpes region of France. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Lyon Olympique Universitaire or LOU is a French rugby union team that currently takes part in Pro D2, the second level of the countrys professional league system. ... Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second level of domestic club rugby union in France, below the first division, Top 14. ... Rugby league football is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... The French rugby league championship (French: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has be