Lyon
Data as of · Metro Power Rankings
France • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Paris UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)
- Population
- 2.4M
- GDP
- $115B
- GDP per capita
- $46,998
- Land area
- 6,197 km² (2,393 mi²)
- Density
- 395/km² (1,023/mi²)
- GAWC class
- 7
Lyon metro area
45.76, 4.84Top Team
The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.
From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.
Walkable Elite Quarters
Neighborhoods that clear the dense, historic, walkable, elite residential test.
From The Last of the Marylebones. A small qualifying set out of the full corpus.
Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Universities, Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research, Major League Teams/Venues.
Most similar metros
Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
7 teams
Major League Teams/Venues
Basketball • Euroleague
ASVEL Basket
Rugby Union • Dom. Rugby Union🥇
Lyon OU
Lyon
Notable Venues1 venue
Football/Soccer
Groupama Stadium
Lyon
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams2 teams
Football/Soccer • France
Villefranche FC
Villefranche-sur-Saône • Level: 3
Other Women’s Teams1 team
W Basketball • Int'l W Basketball
ASVEL Féminin
Villeurbanne
Defunct/Relocated Teams2 teams
Rugby Union • Former Top 14
CS Vienne
Rugby Union • Defunct
FC Lyon
1910
Major Sporting Events
Championship Finals1 event
2019 Womens World Cup Final
Football Final
2019 • Lyon
Complete Event Timeline1 event
2019 Womens World Cup Final
Championship Finals
2019 • Lyon
- French top-flight clubs based here have beaten their pre-match odds by 35.7 match points across 2,468 club-matches since 1945.
Championship History
41 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Lyon, across all sports, newest first. 41 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
Top Companies
3 companies
Total Market Cap: $18B across 3 companies
Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
Cultural Assets
Cultural Events
Annual Events
Fête des Lumières
Lyon • Art Festival
Notable Museums & Landmarks
Performing Arts Venues1 item
Opéra de Lyon
Lyon • Opera House
Languages of Lyon
French first in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes; 1 languages hold a role.
- English reach, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- 39%
- Tier 3 country
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on the languages board · Language power
Art of Lyon
#35 for celebrated art · 31 canon works in its museums
Leading museums: Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
5 notable artists born here, most in the 1600s: Adrien Manglard, Antoine Coysevox
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities6 entries
Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Lyon, France
École normale supérieure de Lyon
Lyon, France
Institut national des sciences appliquées de Lyon
Villeurbanne, France
VetAgro Sup
Lyon, France
École centrale de Lyon
Écully, France
École supérieure de chimie, physique, électronique de Lyon
Lyon, France
Top 250 Hospitals2 entries
Hôpital Louis Pradel
Bron • Hospital
Hôpital Lyon Sud (HCL)
Pierre-Bénite • Hospital
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
Lyon • 3 - International
Notable Train Hubs1 entry
Lyon-Part-Dieu
Lyon • Intercity Rail Hub
Metro System (42 stations)1 entry
Lyon Metro
Lyon • 42 stations
Trade Venue1 entry
EUREXPO
Lyon • Trade Venue
Luxury Hospitality
6 properties
2-Star Michelin6 entries
La Pyramide - Maison Henriroux
Vienne
Le Neuvième Art
Lyon
Mère Brazier
Lyon
Paul Bocuse
Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or
Takao Takano
Lyon
William Frachot
Dijon