Bron
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Location of Bron  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°44′22″N 4°54′50″E / 45.7394°N 4.9139°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Metropolis of Lyon |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérémie Breaud[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi) |
| Population | 42,244 |
| • Density | 4,100/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69029 /69500 |
| Elevation | 183–221 m (600–725 ft) (avg. 212 m or 696 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bron is a commune. It is in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in east France. About 42,200 people live there.
Geography
[change | change source]Bron is 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Lyon and is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon.
Sights
[change | change source]The Fort de Bron, built between 1872 and 1876, is part of the second belt of fortifications around Lyon.
Twin towns
[change | change source]Bron is twinned with:
Cumbernauld, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grimma, Germany- Weingarten, Germany
Talavera de la Reina, Spain
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2019". National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bron.
- Official website (in French)
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