The arrondissement of Lyon is an arrondissement of France in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 135 communes. Its population is 1,585,411 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement of Lyon are: Albigny-sur-Saône (69003) Ampuis (69007) Aveize (69014) Beauvallon (69179) Brignais (69027) Brindas (69028) Bron (69029) Brullioles (69030) Brussieu (69031) Cailloux-sur-Fontaines (69033) Caluire-et-Cuire (69034) Chabanière (69228) Chambost-Longessaigne (69038) Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or (69040) La Chapelle-sur-Coise (69042) Chaponnay (69270) Chaponost (69043) Charbonnières-les-Bains (69044) Charly (69046) Chassieu (69271) Chaussan (69051) Coise (69062) Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or (69063) Colombier-Saugnieu (69299) Communay (69272) Condrieu (69064) Corbas (69273) Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or (69068) Craponne (69069) Curis-au-Mont-d'Or (69071) Dardilly (69072) Décines-Charpieu (69275) Duerne (69078) Échalas (69080) Écully (69081) Feyzin (69276) Fleurieu-sur-Saône (69085) Fontaines-Saint-Martin (69087) Fontaines-sur-Saône (69088) Francheville (69089) Genas (69277) Genay (69278) Givors (69091) Grézieu-la-Varenne (69094) Grézieu-le-Marché (69095) Grigny (69096) Les Haies (69097) Les Halles (69098) Haute-Rivoire (69099) Irigny (69100) Jonage (69279) Jons (69280) Larajasse (69110) Limonest (69116) Lissieu (69117) Loire-sur-Rhône (69118) Longes (69119) Longessaigne (69120) Lyon (69123) Marcy-l'Étoile (69127) Marennes (69281) Messimy (69131) Meys (69132) Meyzieu (69282) Millery (69133) Mions (69283) Montagny (69136) Montanay (69284) Montromant (69138) Montrottier (69139) Mornant (69141) La Mulatière (69142) Neuville-sur-Saône (69143) Orliénas (69148) Oullins (69149) Pierre-Bénite (69152) Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or (69153) Pollionnay (69154) Pomeys (69155) Pusignan (69285) Quincieux (69163) Rillieux-la-Pape (69286) Riverie (69166) Rochetaillée-sur-Saône (69168) Rontalon (69170) Saint-André-la-Côte (69180) Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure (69287) Saint-Clément-les-Places (69187) Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or (69191) Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône (69193) Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or (69194) Sainte-Catherine (69184) Sainte-Colombe (69189) Sainte-Consorce (69190) Sainte-Foy-l'Argentière (69201) Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon (69202) Saint-Fons (69199) Saint-Genis-l'Argentière (69203) Saint-Genis-Laval (69204) Saint-Genis-les-Ollières (69205) Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or (69207) Saint-Laurent-d'Agny (69219) Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset (69220) Saint-Laurent-de-Mure (69288) Saint-Martin-en-Haut (69227) Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu (69289) Saint-Priest (69290) Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or (69233) Saint-Romain-en-Gal (69235) Saint-Romain-en-Gier (69236) Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon (69291) Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (69238) Sathonay-Camp (69292) Sathonay-Village (69293) Sérézin-du-Rhône (69294) Simandres (69295) Solaize (69296) Soucieu-en-Jarrest (69176) Souzy (69178) Taluyers (69241) Tassin-la-Demi-Lune (69244) Ternay (69297) Thurins (69249) La Tour-de-Salvagny (69250) Toussieu (69298) Trèves (69252) Tupin-et-Semons (69253) Vaugneray (69255) Vaulx-en-Velin (69256) Vénissieux (69259) Vernaison (69260) Villechenève (69263) Villeurbanne (69266) Vourles (69268) Yzeron (69269) History The arrondissement of Lyon was created in 1800. On 1 January 2015, 101 communes that did not join the newly created Metropolis of Lyon passed from the arrondissement of Lyon to the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône. On 1 February 2017, 78 communes passed from the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône to the arrondissement of Lyon. As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the