Map of the Metropolis of
Lyon and its 59
communes (the
commune of Lyon is in
red)
Mayor Term start Term end  Party
Antoine Gailleton 1881 1900
Victor Augagneur 1900 30 October 1905 PRS
Édouard Herriot 30 October 1905 20 September 1940 Radical
Georges Cohendy 20 September 1940 1941 Nominated and dismissed by Vichy
Georges Villiers 1941 1942 Nominated and dismissed by Vichy
Pierre-Louis-André Bertrand 1942 1944 Nominated by Vichy
Justin Godart 1944 18 May 1945 Radical
Édouard Herriot 18 May 1945 26 March 1957 Radical
Pierre Montel, ad interim 26 March 1957 14 April 1957 Radical
Louis Pradel 14 April 1957 27 November 1976 DVD
Armand Tapernoux, ad interim 27 November 1976 5 December 1976 DVD
Francisque Collomb 5 December 1976 24 March 1989 DVD
Michel Noir 24 March 1989 25 June 1995 RPR
Raymond Barre 25 June 1995 25 March 2001 DVD
Gérard Collomb 25 March 2001 17 July 2017 PS
Georges Képénékian 17 July 2017 5 November 2018 LREM
Gérard Collomb 5 November 2018 4 July 2020 LREM
Grégory Doucet 4 July 2020 Incumbent EELV
Since 2015, the commune of Lyon (48 km2 (19 sq mi) in land area) and 58 suburban communes
have formed the Metropolis of Lyon (534 km2 (206 sq mi) in land area), a directly elected
metropolitan authority now in charge of most urban issues. The Metropolis of Lyon is the only
metropolitan authority in France which is a territorial collectivity, on par with French communes
and departments. Its metropolitan council was for the first time directly elected by universal
suffrage in 2020 within 14 electoral wards, the only directly elected metropolitan council in
France.
The 14 electoral wards are the following (see map for location):
  Lônes et coteaux
  Lyon-Centre (Lyon-Centre)
  Lyon-Est (Lyon-East)
  Lyon-Nord (Lyon-North)
  Lyon-Ouest
  Lyon-Sud
  Lyon-Sud-Est
  Ouest
  Plateau Nord-Caluire
  Porte des Alpes
  Portes du Sud
  Rhône Amont
  Val de Saône
  Villeurbanne
The six wards with names starting with "Lyon" are all located within the commune of Lyon. The Villeurbanne ward is
coterminous with the namesake commune. All other seven wards each group various suburban communes.
Metropolis