Map showing the 14
electoral wards of the
Metropolis of Lyon
The division of the Metropolis of Lyon in large electoral wards often grouping various
communes and dividing the commune of Lyon into six wards was criticized by the suburban
mayors, as it ended the rule of 'one commune, one metropolitan councilor'. The goal of this
electoral division of the metropolis was to focus metropolitan elections more on metropolitan
issues than parochial communal issues, and ensure the 'one person, one vote' rule be respected,
by creating electoral wards of more homogeneous population sizes. Opponents said it diluted the
voice of the small suburban communes, which are now part of large electoral wards and do not
each possess a representative in the metropolitan council anymore.
The two first presidents of the Metropolis of Lyon's metropolitan council were chosen by
indirectly elected metropolitan councilors. The current president since July 2020 was elected by
new metropolitan councilors following their election by universal suffrage in March (1st round)
and June (2nd round) 2020, the first direct election of a metropolitan council in France.
President of the Metropolitan Council Term start Term end  Party
Gérard Collomb 1 January 2015 10 July 2017 PS
David Kimelfeld 10 July 2017 2 July 2020 LREM
Bruno Bernard 2 July 2020 Incumbent EELV
The Roman ruins on the hillside near the Fourvière Basilica, with the Ancient Theatre of Fourvière, the Odeonof Lyon and the accompanying Gallo-Roman museum
Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls – ruins of a Roman amphitheatre.
Ancient Theatre of Fourvière
 
Odeon of Lyon
 
Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls
Cathedral of St. John, a medieval church with architectural elements of the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, alsothe principal religious structure in the city and the seat of the Archbishop of Lyon
Basilica of St-Martin-d'Ainay, one of the rare surviving Romanesque basilica-style churches in Lyon
Église Saint-Paul, Romanesque (12th and 13th century) and Gothic (15th–16th century) church
Église Saint-Bonaventure, 14th- and 15th-century Gothic church
Église Saint-Nizier, Gothic church from the 15th century, having a doorway carved in the 16th century byPhilibert Delorme
Vieux Lyon (English: Old Lyon) area, Medieval and Renaissance quarter of the town, with shops, dining andcobbled streets
The many Renaissance hôtels particuliers of the Old Lyon quarter, such as the Hôtel de Bullioud, were alsobuilt by Philibert Delorme
Presidents of the Metropolitan Council
Main sights
Antiquity
Middle Ages and Renaissance