 | Lyon | Toulouse |
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| Introduction (from Wikipedia) | Lyon, also known as Lyons in English (former names include Lugdunum in Latin and Liyon in Franco-Provençal), pronounced [ljɔ̃] (help·info) in French, is a city in east central France. It is the third largest French city, the first being Paris and | Toulouse (pronounced [tuˈluz] (help·info) in standard French, and [tuˈluzə] (help·info) in the local accent) (Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced [tuˈluzɔ]) is a city in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne River, half-way between the Atlantic |
| Coordinates | 45°46′1″N, 4°50′3″E Ville de Lyon | 43°36′19″N, 1°26′34″E |
| Motto | Avant, avant, Lion le melhor. (Franco-Provençal | Per Tolosa totjorn mai. (Occitan |
| Time Zone | CET (GMT +1) | CET (GMT +1) |
| Country | France | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes | Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Rhône (69) | Haute-Garonne (31) |
| Intercommunality | Urban Community of Lyon | Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse |
| Mayor | Gérard Collomb (PS) (2001-2008) | Jean-Luc Moudenc (UMP) (since 2004) |
| Land area¹ | 47.95 km² | 118.3 km² |
| Urban Area | 954 km² (1999) | 808 km² (1999) |
| Urban Area : - Population | 1,452,952 (2007) | 880,000 estimate (2007) |
| Metro Area | 3,306 km² (1999) | 4,015.2 km² (1999) |
| Metro Area : - Population | 1,783,400 (2007) | 1,117, 000 (2007) |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes | single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). |
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