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Municipality

Arrondissement of Lyon

Located in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Coordinates: 45°44′02″ N 4°49′47″ E

Map showing the location of Arrondissement of Lyon Arrondissement of Lyon
Location in France
Population
1,648,903
1.6M
Elevation
166 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
134
listed under Arrondissement of Lyon
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LYS Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport20 km
GNB Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport57 km

About Arrondissement of Lyon

Arrondissement of Lyon is a municipality. Location: Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Population: 1,648,903. Elevation: 166 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Saône and Yzeron.

Climate of Arrondissement of Lyon

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 4° · Rain 72 mm

Hottest month
July (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
October (89 mm)
Driest month
February (50 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Arrondissement of Lyon
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°9°13°15°20°24°27°27°22°17°11°8°
Average low (°C)1°2°4°6°10°14°16°16°12°9°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)545054708580627087897256

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Arrondissement of Lyon

The nearest airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 20 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lyon, 2 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône 20 kmeast
  • Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) Grenoble 57 kmsoutheast
  • Chambéry Aix les Bains airport (CMF) Chambéry 83 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 2 kmnortheast
  • Villeurbanne Population: 131.4K 5 kmnortheast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 48 kmsouthwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 93 kmsoutheast
  • Geneva Population: 201.7K 114 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Arrondissement of Lyon

Within 100 km: 175 historic and cultural sites, 645 natural sites, 269 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km90 places

  • Parc de la Tête d'Or Natural site 5 kmN
  • Mont d'Or Mountain 13 kmN
  • Monts du Lyonnais Mountain 25 kmW
  • Bois Saillard Natural site 21 kmN

25–60 km326 places

  • Étang des Vavres Lake 43 kmNE
  • Étang de Tabouret Lake 44 kmE
  • Lac de Save Lake 49 kmE
  • Étang de Ry Lake 35 kmE

60–100 km673 places

  • Puy Bien Mountain 89 kmW
  • Bois Dieu Natural site 79 kmNW
  • Laire River 100 kmNE
  • St Alban Plage Beach 78 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Arrondissement of Lyon and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Arrondissement of Lyon Paris Marseille
Population 1.6M 2.1M 877.2K
Elevation 166 m 42 m 28 m
Summer day (hottest month) 27° 25° 29°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 2° 5°
Annual rainfall 829 mm 641 mm 602 mm
Best months May–Sep May–Sep May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Distance — 394 km 274 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Arrondissement of Lyon

134 places
  1. 1 Lyon 515.7K
  2. 2 Villeurbanne 149K
  3. 3 Vénissieux 65.4K
  4. 4 Vaulx-en-Velin 48.5K
  5. 5 Saint-Priest 45.8K
  6. 6 Caluire-et-Cuire 42.9K
  7. 7 Bron 41.1K
  8. 8 Meyzieu 33K
  9. 9 Rillieux-la-Pape 29.9K
  10. 10 Décines-Charpieu 27.9K
  11. 11 Oullins-Pierre-Bénite 26.5K
  12. 12 Tassin-la-Demi-Lune 22.4K
  13. 13 Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon 22K
  14. 14 Saint-Genis-Laval 21.5K
  15. 15 Givors 19.3K
  16. 16 Saint-Fons 18.6K
  17. 17 Écully 18.1K
  18. 18 Francheville 14.3K
  19. 19 Mions 13.2K
  20. 20 Genas 12.6K
  21. 21 Brignais 11.3K
  22. 22 Corbas 11.2K
  23. 23 Craponne 11.2K
  24. 24 Chassieu 10.2K
  25. 25 Feyzin 9.9K
  26. 26 Grigny-sur-Rhône 9.6K
  27. 27 Dardilly 8.6K
  28. 28 Irigny 8.6K
  29. 29 Chaponost 8.6K
  30. 30 Neuville-sur-Saône 7.4K
  31. 31 Fontaines-sur-Saône 7K
  32. 32 Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure 6.8K
  33. 33 Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or 6.6K
  34. 34 La Mulatière 6.3K
  35. 35 Brindas 6.1K
  36. 36 Sathonay-Camp 5.9K
  37. 37 Jonage 5.8K
  38. 38 Mornant 5.7K
  39. 39 Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon 5.7K
  40. 40 Grézieu-la-Varenne 5.6K
  41. 41 Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or 5.6K
  42. 42 Vaugneray 5.6K
  43. 43 Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or 5.5K
  44. 44 Genay 5.4K
  45. 45 Ternay 5.4K
  46. 46 Saint-Laurent-de-Mure 5.4K
  47. 47 Charbonnières-les-Bains 5K
  48. 48 Saint-Genis-les-Ollières 4.9K
  49. 49 Vernaison 4.9K
  50. 50 Charly 4.5K
  51. 51 Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu 4.5K
  52. 52 Soucieu-en-Jarrest 4.5K
  53. 53 Millery 4.3K
  54. 54 Chaponnay 4.2K
  55. 55 Communay 4.2K
  56. 56 Chabanière 4.2K
  57. 57 Pusignan 4.1K
  58. 58 La Tour-de-Salvagny 4.1K
  59. 59 Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or 4.1K
  60. 60 Beauvallon 4K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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