Map of Lyon, France

Lyon is the administrative centre of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, with a population of about 520,774. It lies at 45.7485°N, 4.8467°E. Lyon is about 393 km (244 mi) southeast of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Villeurbanne, 3 km to the northeast.

Lyon at a glance

Where is Lyon?

• The 3rd largest city in France by recorded population.
• The largest city in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 40 min on the shortest day to 15 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lyon

• Villeurbanne — 3 km northeast
• Caluire-et-Cuire — 5 km north
• Bron — 5 km east
• Vénissieux — 6 km southeast
• Vaulx-en-Velin — 7 km northeast
• Saint-Priest — 9 km southeast
• Saint-Chamond — 40 km southwest
• Saint-Étienne — 50 km southwest
• Bourg-en-Bresse — 59 km northeast
• Mâcon — 63 km north

Largest cities in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Saint-Étienne — 176,280
• Grenoble — 158,552
• Clermont-Ferrand — 147,865
• Villeurbanne — 131,445
• Valence — 63,864
• Chambéry — 61,640
• Vénissieux — 57,584
• Annecy — 49,232
• Bourg-en-Bresse — 45,340
• Montluçon — 44,960

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252
• Lille — 238,695

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.