Villeurbanne
Villeurbanne (; ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
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Villeurbanne is a city located in the Lyon metropolitan area in eastern France's Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It serves as part of the broader Lyon urban zone, making it an important component of one of France's major metropolitan areas.
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Place details
- Locality
- Villeurbanne
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Population
- 131,445
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- 20th century
- 21st century
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- Twin towns – sister cities
- Demographics
- Notable people
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Villeurbanne (; ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.
It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris. With a population of 163,684 Villeurbanne is the second-largest commune in the metropolitan area of Lyon and the 16th most populated in France, and the most populous commune that is neither a prefecture nor a sub-prefecture. In 2013, Villeurbanne was elected the city with the best administration of France, which attracts more and more people.