From Val de Saône to Portes du Sud, the 59 municipalities of the Lyon metropolitan area offer economic stakeholders ideal conditions to succeed at setting up and growing their business.

A dynamic area for effective action

Our local areas are different but complementary, forming a rich, varied economic hub perfect for testing, starting up or developing a business.

Lyon metropolitan Areas

Are you looking for the ideal location for your future project or new premises? Discover their advantages, key sectors and flagship companies.

  • Lyon proper (Lyon 1st, Lyon 2nd and Lyon 4th,,Lyon 3rd, Lyon 6th and Lyon 7th, Lyon 5th and Lyon 9th, Lyon 8th)
  • Lônes and Coteaux du Rhône (Charly, Givors, Grigny, Irigny, La Mulatière, Oullins, Pierre-Bénite, Saint-Genis-Laval, Vernaison)
  • West North (Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or, Dardilly, Écully, La Tour-de-Salvagny, Limonest, Lissieu, Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or, Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or)
  • Plateau Nord (Caluire-et-Cuire, Rillieux-la-Pape, Sathonay-Camp)
  • Porte des Alpes (Bron, Chassieu, Mions, Saint-Priest)
  • Portes du Sud (Corbas, Feyzin, Saint-Fons, Solaize, Vénissieux)
  • Rhône-Amont (Décines-Charpieu, Jonage, Meyzieu, Vaulx-en-Velin)
  • Val de Saône (Albigny-sur-Saône, Cailloux-sur-Fontaines, Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or, Curis-au-Mont-d'Or, Fleurieu-sur-Saône, Fontaines-Saint-Martin, Fontaines-sur-Saône, Genay, Montanay, Neuville-sur-Saône, Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or, Quincieux, Rochetaillée-sur-Saône, Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or, Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or, Sathonay-Village)
  • Val d'Yzeron (Charbonnières-les-Bains, Craponne, Francheville, Marcy-l'Étoile, Saint-Genis-les-Ollières, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Tassin-la-Demi-Lune)
  • Villeurbanne

Key figures

  • 59 municipalities
  • 533,7 km2
  • 1,398,992 inhabitants, equal to 17% of the population of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region
    Source: Insee-RP 2018
  • 3.6 billion euros in investment expenditure for the period from 2021 to 2026

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