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Aerial view of the © Jacques Léone, Metropole METROPOLES FACTFILE Lyon Metropole

Version November 2016 Key figures and maps

Source: Corine Land Cover Eurostat’s perimeters Urban audit, 2011-2014

Population Area (million) (sq km) 1.9 3,649 (commuting area) Metropole / City 1.32 534 59 municipalities

Municipality 0.5 47.9

2 Lyon Métropole factfile Version November 2016 Urban context of Lyon Metropole Reading keys (Eurostat 2011-2014) • Ageing : ageing index, share Lyon Population (million) of the population aged 65 and over on the one under 20. An Public transports index superior to 80 indicates 1,5 Households size and active modes an advanced ageing process, 1,3 (inhab./house) over 100 the process (%) 70 is confirmed. 0,97 2,4 55 • Density: population on the 2,2 residential built-up surface. 45 0,5 40 2 • Centrality of the Population growth 1,8 population : population in the (% per year, 2 1,5 1 0,8 0,5 40 60 80 120 Ageing agglomeration compared with 2006-2011) 20 (%) the larger urban zone. 20 30 56 Public transports and active 100 • 67 modes : modal split of public 42 100 transportation and active 270 50 modes (cycling, walking) 260 60 in the total journeys. 500 Centrality 68 Density 700 of the population (inhab./ha) (%) Surface area (sq km)

Economic profile of Lyon Metropole Reading Keys (Eurostat 2011-2014) • Jobs attractiveness : jobs per Lyon Job attractiveness (%) 100 employed actives, indicates the presence of an employment center and the capacity of the Jobs Production (%) metropole to attract workers. (thousands) 160 18 • Productive activities : share 1 000 15 of the agriculture, industry and 135 800 construction activities in the 11 122 total labour force. 676 577 110 5 • GDP per capita compared 400 with the country : GDP per Unemployed 7,5 10,5 12,5 capita (NUTS 3 level) compared 15 13 10 5 8,5 Proportion (%) with the national GDP per of students capita. 90 (% de la pop.) 50 NUTS 3 : Eurostat's territorial 130 30 000 80 division located between the 135 39 800 138 regional and the local levels. 43 000 150 180 • Unemployement : unoccupied active population, GDP/capita looking for a job or not. 60 000 Students compared (thousands) • Jobs : number of public and with country (%) private jobs. GDP/capita (€/inhabitant/yr.)

Average value of the studied metropoles (city level) : , , , Brussels, Copenhagen, , Hamburg, , Lyon, Manchester, Munich, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Value for the metropole (city level) Reference points Lyon Métropole factfile 3 Version November 2016 Inter-institutional relations

The French institutional reform created the status of Metropole. Lyon Metropole belongs to territorial authorities with general competency. g The relation between Lyon a section specific to its territory; and plan- Metropole and the Central ning documents with regard to economic Government development, territorial planning, the envi- Central Government may delegate to ronment, transport, innovation, higher edu- Lyon Metropole various competencies, cation and research. particularly in respect of housing and living environment. The State may also transfer g The relation between - to Lyon Metropole responsibility for pole and the Rhône County Coun- cleanliness, spatial planning, and maintenance cil and management of major amenities and Lyon Metropole and the new Rhône County infrastructure. Council have set up several partnerships: - county firefighting and emergency-rescue g The relation between Lyon service (SDIS); Metropole and the Auvergne - Rhône county archives service; Rhône-Alpes Regional Council By agreement, the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes - Rhône county management centre. Regional Council may delegate some of its g The relation between Lyon competencies to Lyon Metropole. In this Metropole and municipalities and case, Lyon Metropole exercises these com- inter-municipal boards petencies instead of the regional council on its territory. Lyon Metropole may delegate to its member Lyon Metropole is associated, as of right, municipalities, by agreement, the manage- with the drawing-up of documents that have ment of certain competencies. Lyon Metro- an impact on its territory. This particularly pole is replaced, as of right, by inter-munici- concerns the central government – regio- pal or multi-tier bodies of its territory. nal programme contract (CPER) containing

Simplified situation of institutional governance of Lyon Metropole in

Central Government

Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Lyon Metropole Rhône County Regional Council Council

Municipality of Lyon

4 Lyon Métropole factfile Version November 2016 The objective of the Pôle Métropolitain is to improve citizens’ quality of life. Lyon Metropole is a member of the Pôle Métropolitain . To do this, it strives to: - foster employment, by promoting a vibrant eco- Created in 2012 through agreements between nomy around recognised innovation clusters, Lyon Metropole, Saint-Etienne Métropole, more efficient business services, and support for ViennAgglo, and Communauté d’agglomération de higher education and research; la porte de l’Isère (Capi), the Pôle Métropolitain is a public entity. On 1 January 2016, the Communauté - improve mobility by setting up an intermodal and d'agglomération Villefranche-- and coherent public-transport system (via the SMT, the Communauté de communes de l'Est lyonnais transport multi-tier body for Lyon Metropolitan become member of the Pôle métropolitain. The area); Pôle Métropolitain Lyonnais encompasses 174 - protect natural spaces and farmland, and pro- municipalities, nearly 2 million inhabitants, and mote balanced and coherent territorial deve- 2,007 sq km. lopment based on a multi-polar metropolitan Within this project space, the six authorities can model; exert greater influence in a context of econo- - provide a diverse cultural offering that is affor- mic globalisation and of large international metro dable to the greatest number. areas.

g The implication of civil society delegation or operated by a financially autonomous public company. In particular, • Greater Lyon Development Council this board makes it possible to report back A tool for ongoing dialogue between Lyon on activities and improve services in the Metropole councillors and civil society. areas of water, car parks, district heating, Set up in 2000, it has the role of advising cemeteries, sewerage, and waste collection the councillors. It produces opinions and and treatment. may order the referral of, or refer to itself, • Inter-Municipal Accessibility Board any matter regarding the development or planning of the Lyon conurbation. The Inter-Municipal Accessibility Board is a citizen-participation body for disabled people. • Local Public Services Advisory Board It is a permanent consultation body designed The Local Public Services Advisory Board to improve consideration of accessibility and meets a statutory obligation arising from of quality of use in Lyon Metropole’s public the law of local democracy for territorial planning policies. authorities and " public entities for inter- Set up in 2009, it brings together three municipal cooperation " (EPCI) of more types of expertise: political expertise (Lyon than 50,000 inhabitants. Created in 2003, Metropole councillors), technical (Lyon it comprises elected and voluntary-sector Metropole technical staff) and user expertise, representatives. (disabled and able-bodied people.) It works in Lyon Metropole competency areas that are subject to a public-service

Lyon Métropole factfile 5 Version November 2016 Birth of a

On 1 January 2015, Lyon Metropole replaced the Lyon Urban Commu- nity, while keeping the same boundaries (59 municipalities). g Creation of Lyon Urban g 1 January 2015: creation of Lyon Community in 1969 Metropole The law of 31 December 1966, amended The law of 27 January 2014 – known as Map- by the law of 12 July 1999, provided for tam (modernisation of territorial public ac- the creation of the Lyon Urban Commu- tion and affirmation of metropolitan areas) nity. This entity was a grouping of adjoining – consolidates urban dynamics by affirming municipalities with no enclaves, which at its the existence of metropolitan areas. It gives creation totalled more than 500,000 inha- France’s main conurbations a metropolitan bitants. status suited to their local characteristics.

This entity had to include at least one muni- On 1 January 2015, Lyon Metropole re- cipality with a population of 50,000 or more. placed the Lyon Urban Community and the It had the legal status of a " public entity for Rhône County Council within the same inter-municipal cooperation " (EPCI), with boundaries: 59 municipalities, 1.32 million its own taxation and competencies, reco- inhabitants, 534 sq km (density: 2,481 in- gnised by all of its member municipalities, in hab./sq km). It took over the competencies the following main areas: development and of the Rhône County Council, particular economic planning, territorial development, in welfare, within the same perimeter. The urban policy, management of services of number of employees rose from 4,700 to collective interest. 8,700.

The objective was to conduct an urban-de- This change simultaneously redefined the velopment and spatial-planning project wit- perimeter of the Rhône County Council, hin a solidarity-based community. which retained its competencies outside The Lyon Urban Community was thus Lyon Metropole boundaries. created in 1969. Lyon’s metropolitan area was one of the first four " urban communi- g Cooperation on metropolitan-re- ties " formed by law. Initially comprising 55 gion scale municipalities, it has had 59 members since • Pôle Métropolitain: see page 5. 2014. • Inter-Scot: programme of cooperation and dialogue on strategic planning, which currently involves 13 territories that form the Lyon metropolitan region and 3,185,000 inhabitants.

6 Lyon Métropole factfile Version November 2016 Key dates - Development of Lyon Metropole

>> INSTITUTIONAL >> REGIONAL EVOLUTIONS PLANNING

2015 Creation of LYON METROPOLE Territorial authority with special status (Mapam law of 24/01/14) 59 municipalities/1.32m inhabitants End of the Région urbaine de Lyon 2010 Approval of latest strategic planning document for the 2015 Lyon metropolitan area (Scot) 2012 Creation of Pôle Métropolitain 2005 174 municipalities/2m inhabitants Approval of the Territorial Spatial Planning Directive, under central government direction 2005

1985 1989 First local planning programme (land law) Creation of the Région urbaine de Lyon, at Greater Lyon level (a political association at Lyon 1985 metropolitan area level comprising the region’s six metropolitan authorities, 1983 the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council, and the four County Councils.) Lyon served by TGV high-speed train

1978 1978 First strategic-planning document Creation of Planning Agency (Strategic planning and urban projects, a non-profit for Lyon agglomeration 1975 body originally funded by the Lyon Urban Community, the 1975 Rhône County Council and central government. The Rhône-Alpes Lyon-Satolas Airport Regional Council and other authorities have since joined.) 1969 Creation of LYON URBAN COMMUNITY 55 municipalities

1965 1965 Lyon area masterplan of general organisation, under central government supervision

Lyon Métropole factfile 7 Version November 2016 Governance bodies

Lyon Metropole is organised into four bodies: the Metropole Council, the Permanent Board, the Territorial Conferences of Mayors, and the Metropolitan Conference. g The Metropole Council g Metropolitan Conference Deliberative assembly A body for coordination between Lyon It consists of metropolitan councillors Metropole and the 59 municipalities on elected by . The council its territory elects its president. The Metropole Council The body debates each subject of metropo- also elects the members of the Permanent litan interest.The Metropolitan Conference Board, which is the Metropole executive. draws up the agreement of metropolitan Each decision is taken by majority vote. coherence between the Metropole and the From 2020, the metropolitan councillors municipalities within six months following will be elected directly by the citizens. each renewal of the municipal councils. This Meanwhile, the 165 authority councillors framework document proposes a strategy elected in March 2014 are performing the of delegating Lyon Metropole competencies same role. to its member municipalities, and a strate- gy of delegating some of the municipalities’ The Métropole Council has set up seven competencies to Lyon Metropole. permanent thematic committees. As of right, the president of the Metropole Coun- g Territorial Conferences of Mayors cil chairs these thematic committees. Each committee appoints its vice-president and Advisory role his substitute. These bodies are consulted during Metro- Each committee has at least 30 seats; each pole policy making and execution. political party is allocated one or more Their scope is determined by Metropole seats. Council deliberation. Each conference The President of the former Lyon Urban elects a president and a vice-president. Community has become President of Lyon They meet at least once a year, on their Metropole. president’s initiative or at the request of half their members. g The Permanent Board The Metropole Council sets their rules of Executive commission procedure.

The Council delegates some of its powers to its president and to the Permanent Board. The 24 councillor delegates are responsible for a specific competency.

8 Lyon Métropole factfile Version November 2016 MetropolitanMetropolitan governance governanceand delegation and of delegation authority: of authority: Lyon Metropole Metropole of Lyon

UNITARY STATE

Delegates Delegates

REGION COUNTY

Delegated and overlapped Delegates Co-managed competencies competencies METROPOLE OF LYON

METROPOLITAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT

165 members elected for 6 years PERMANENT BOARD From Proportionnally distributed based on Elects 2020 municipal population (electoral district 1 president, 25 vice-presidents and 24 dele- population from 2020) gated councillors elected for 6 years   Deliberates on the establishment and the Decides, by delegation of the Council of implementation of the Metropole policies the implementation of the Metropole policies

Municipal councillors at the top of the list of municipal elections are ex-officio members of the Metropolitan Council until 2020 1 METROPOLITAN 10 TERRITORIAL CONFERENCE CONFERENCES OF MAYORS 59 mayors member for 6 years Mayors member for 6 years  Meeting at least once a year  Elaborates the agreement of metropolitan  Meeting at least once a year coherence, defining the coordination of com-  Consulted for the establishment and the petencies between the Metropole and the implementation of the Metropole policies municipalities Ex-officio members Ex-officio members

MAYOR ELECTORAL BODY Elects 1,3 million inhabitants Elects* MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 59 municipalities Councillors elected for 6 years *Municipal and metropolitan elections will be held  Meeting at least once a quarter the same year and the same day, in 2020  Deliberates on municipal affairs

Intern metropolitan governance bodies Decision bodies

Lyon Métropole factfile 9 Version November 2016 Metropole competencies

Resulting from the merging of the competencies of Greater Lyon and Rhône County Council within the metropolitan boundaries ; and of competencies transferred from municipalities, Lyon Metropole is endowed with the general-competency clause.

g Water and sewerage g Employment and economic • Supply of drinking water development • Sewerage management • Support for business property • Protection of aquatic habitats • Funding for professional inclusion and en- • Flood prevention trepreneurship • Business attractiveness and assistance 4,000 km for drinking water system • Development of superfast broadband g Cleanliness networks • Waste collection and treatment g Knowledge and culture • Management of waste-disposal facilities • Cleaning of public spaces • Support for university • Construction and maintenance of lower- 523,000 tons of waste collected and sorted per year secondary schools • Management of the Musée des g Major projects and urban planning and the Fourvière Gallo-Roman Museum • Planning of public spaces and spaces • Support for major cultural and sporting • Draws up local plan for urbanism and li- events ving environment (PLU-H) • Funding for voluntary-sector bodies and • Management of Parilly and Lacroix-Laval amateur sports clubs parks • Support for art activities

g Energy and the environment g Attractiveness and reputation • Protection of air quality and natural spaces • Support for innovation and competitiveness • Encouragement of waste sorting and pre- clusters vention • Attractiveness; hosting of tourists and • Support for peri-urban farming large congresses • Assistance for energy transition 135,000 companies 22,575 ha, i.e. 43% farmland and natural spaces 5 competitiveness clusters

10 Lyon Métropole factfile Version November 2016 g Children and family g Transport • Delivers authorisations for childminders • Development of public transport (via and childcare centres Sytral, multi-tier body for transports for • Hosts families and parents-to-be in ma- Rhône and Lyon agglomeration) ternal and child welfare centres (PMI) • Development of cycling • Assistance for adoption network and encouragement • Protection of mistreated children of alternative travel modes • Family planning and education centres • Maintenance of roads, bridges and tunnels (CPEF) • Management of North Toll Ringroad and highways g Solidarity 3.9 million travellers per day, • Support for elderly and disabled people of which 630,000 on public transport • Public health actions 6 million tourists per year • Execution of urban policy • Allocation of active solidarity allowance (RSA) Main income sources 66%: taxation (€ 1,746 M) g Living environment and housing 20%: state subsidies (€ 533 M) • Support for construction 14%: diverse managment resources (€ 358 M) • Enhancement of affordable housing for all Budget 2014 • Support for thermal insulation and 3,202,828,000 € refurbishment Investment expenditures • Funding of social housing 810 million euros (forecast 2015) • Facilitation of first home buying 10,000 new homes per year Operating expenditures 2 390 million euros

Lyon Métropole factfile 11 Version November 2016 Strategies and flagship projects

Lyon Metropole is endowed with two structures aiming at elabora- ting economic development strategies. It is also fully involved in large urban projects.

g Greater Lyon, Spirit of Enterprise responsibility for the proper implementation (Glee) of the main policy themes. Greater Lyon, Spirit of Enterprise is an eco- Some of them provide expertise in specific nomic and development strategy devised by target areas. Roughly 100 organisations and Lyon Metropole’s economic stakeholders. It businesses contribute to Glee. aims to elevate Lyon among Europe’s top 15 metropolitan areas. g Onlylyon These economic stakeholders are: Initially overseen by Aderly, OnlyLyon re- • Lyon Chamber of Commerce and flects an international business/marketing Industry (CCIL), strategy led by 13 founding partners: • Rhône county trades and crafts guild, • Lyon Metropole, • the general confederation of small and • Lyon Airports, mid-sized businesses (CGPME), Rhône • Lyon Area Economic Development county branch, Agency (Aderly), • the Movement for Businesses in France • Lyon Congress Centre, (Medef), Lyon-Rhône branch, • Lyon Chamber of Commerce and • . Industry (CCIL), Each stakeholder is involved according • Rhône county trades and crafts guild, to the principle of subsidiarity, and takes • CGPME, Rhône branch, • Eurexpo Lyon,

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12 Lyon Métropole factfile Version November 2016 • Medef, Lyon-Rhône branch, g A strategy based on major deve- • Lyon Convention and Visitors Bureau, lopment axes and spread through • University of Lyon, great urban projects • City of Lyon, • Lyon Part-Dieu, business district • Rhône County Council. • Lyon Confluence, a city-centre extension, OnlyLyon is the banner and baseline used on the southern part of the peninsula for all activities to promote the metropo- (150 ha). This new quarter was planned litan area and its international image by all by the Local Public Company for planning institutional and business stakeholders (in Lyon Confluence et aims at bringing both the public and private sectors). social and functional mix. Lyon Metropole is a founder member, and • Anneau Bleu, redesigning the riverbanks also the main funder, of the OnlyLyon pro- and environmental continuity and Saône gramme. Embankments, reclaiming the river • Anneau des Sciences, an urban ringroad g Societal projects • "Smart " • "New mobilities, agile city" • "Digital services, easy city" • "Energy and the sustainable city" • "Conditions for innovation: experimenting with the city"

Project Saône Embankments

Lyon Métropole factfile 13 Version November 2016 International relations

g Lyon Metropole also partners g The Metropole is also a member with cities worldwide, including : of several national and interna- tional networks, in particular: • In Europe (), , Leipzig • AFCCRE, French association of the (), , Turin (), Lodz (Po- council of municipalities and regions land), Tinca (), Barcelona (), of Europe Gothenburg (), Birmingham • AIMF, international association (United-Kingdom) of Francophone mayors • Délice, network of good food cities • In Asia of the world (China), () • , network of major euro- and (Vietnam) pean cities • France Urbaine (merging of AMGVF, • In the Middle East French association of city mayors and Be’er Sheva (Israel), (West Bank), CUF, French united local government) Dubaï City (United Arab Emirates) • IAEC, international association of educating cities • In North America (United States), (Cana- • LUCI, international network of cities da) on urban lighting • OWHC, Organisation of World • In Africa Heritage Cities Setif (Algeria), Porto-Novo (Benin), • UCLG, global network of cities, (Burkina Faso), Addis local and regional governments Abeba (Ethiopia), High Matsiatra Region • Network of Unesco creative cities (Madagascar) , (Mali), • WHO Age-friendly Cities (Marocco).

14 Lyon Métropole factfile Version November 2016 Partner cities of Lyon Metropole Villes partenaires : un rayonnement mondial

Territoires partenaires

Nouveaux territoires cibles

Lyon Métropole factfile 15 Version November 2016 The Metropole of Lyon benefits from the territorial District Part-Dieu collectivity status with general competency since January 1st 2015. It results from the merging between the Grand Lyon and the county council competencies on the territory of the agglomeration. It also took competencies from the municipalities. The metropole is fully involved in wide urban projects, as well as in the establishment of development strategy at the international scale. Onlylyon is the urban marketing tool which accompanies the international promotion of Lyon.

Métropole de Lyon, Etat, Département du Rhône, Sepal, Sytral, Région Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, Epora, Pôle Métropolitain, Communautés d’agglomération de la Porte de l’Isère, du Bassin d’, du Pays Viennois, Communautés de communes de l’Est lyonnais, de la Vallée du Garon, des Vallons du Lyonnais, du Pays de l’Arbresle, du Pays de l’Ozon, du Pays mornantais, Communes de Bourgoin-Jallieu, Lyon, , Vaulx-en-Velin, Vénissieux, , Syndicats mixtes des Scot de l’Ouest lyonnais, de la Boucle du Rhône en Dauphiné, de la Dombes, des Monts du Lyonnais, des Rives du Rhône, du Beaujolais, du -Isère, du Val de Saône-Dombes, Agence de l’environnement et de la maîtrise de l’énergie, Chambre de commerce Agence d'Urbanisme et d’industrie Lyon Métropole, Chambre de métiers et de l’artisanat du Rhône, Caisse des dépôts et consignations, Grand Lyon Habitat, Lyon Métropole Habitat, Opac du Rhône, Syndicat mixte de aire métropolitaine Lyonnaise transports pour l’aire métropolitaine lyonnaise, Syndicat mixte du Grand Parc Miribel

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