Bron | |
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![]() Buildings on the Avenue Franklin Roosevelt | |
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 (Jan. 2019)[2] | 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.
Bron is 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Lyon and is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon.
The Fort de Bron, built between 1872 and 1876, is part of the second belt of fortifications around Lyon.
Bron is twinned with: