Lyon location and orientation features, that the city is located between northern and southern Europe. The geographic coordinates of Lyon are 45° 45’ North latitude and 4° 50' 60” East longitude. The location of Lyon in France is such that it enjoys a temperate climatic condition. The city is dominated by two rivers namely Saone and Rhone. The altitude of Lyon is 574 feet.
Lyon happens to be the third biggest city of France and covers an area of approximately 4787 hectares. On the western side of the city stands the Fourviere hills and on the northern side stands the Croix-Rousse hills. Lyon’s location at the confluence of the two rivers gives
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rise to a unique physical feature called the Presquile peninsula.
There are about 445,000 people living in Lyon. French is the language spoken by the people of the region. Majority of the Lyon people are Roman Catholics. The various ethnic communities of Lyon are the Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Indochinese, Slavic, Basque minorities and North African.
The neighboring cities of Lyon are:
- Villeurbanne and Monplaisir in the eastern side
- Caluire-et-Cuire and Fourviere in northern side
- La Mouche borders Lyon in south
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