Aerial view of the confluence © Jacques Léone, Lyon 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 Larger urban zone (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) : Amsterdam, Barcelona, Birmingham, Brussels, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Hamburg, Leipzig, Lyon, Manchester, Munich, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Turin 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 Lyon Metro- 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 France 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 Lyonnais. 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-Beaujolais-Saône 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 metropolitan area 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