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Lyon, also known as Liyon in Arpetan, is a city in east-central France in the region Rhône-Alpes. Its name is pronounced <phonos file="Fr-Lyon.ogg">[ljɔ̃]</phonos> in French and Arpitan, and /liːˈɒn/ (Lyon) or /ˈlaɪ.ənz/ (Lyons) in English. Lyon is the second-largest French urban area, the first being Paris and the third Marseille. It is a major center of business, situated between Paris and Marseille, and has a reputation as the French capital of gastronomy and having a significant role in the history of cinema with Auguste and Louis Lumière. The local professional football team, Olympique Lyonnais, has increased the profile of Lyon internationally through participation in European football championships. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais. Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, Lyon forms the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris, with a population estimated to be 1,748,271 in urban area. Its administrative urban region called Metropole of Lyon, represents 20% of the Rhône-Alpes région population with 1,2 million inhabitant. Lyon is also a major industrial center specializing in chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries. There is also a significant software industry with a particular focus on video games. Template:/box-footer edit  Selected article Lugdunum In the Gallic Empire, Lyon was Lugdunum and was the Capital of Gaul. For 300 years after its foundation Lugdunum was the most important city in north-western Europe. Two emperors, Claudius (Germanicus) and Caracalla, were born in Lugdunum. The original Roman city was situated west of the confluence of the Rhône and Saône, on the Fourvière heights. By the late centuries of the empire much of the population was located in the Saône River valley at the foot of Fourvière. edit  Selected biography The Lumière brothers, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas (19 October 1862, Besançon, France – 10 April 1954, Lyon) and Louis Jean (5 October 1864, Besançon, France – 6 June 1948, Bandol), were among the earliest filmmakers. (Appropriately, "lumière" translates as "light" in English). They often assimilated as the inventors of cinema, they were the most of their life in Lyon and they died in Lyon. edit  Selected picture The Rib vaults of the church of Saint Nizier The Rib vaults of the church of Saint Nizier edit  Did you know? Template:/box-header The following are categories relating to Lyon. ► Lyon WikiProject France  WikiProject French dialects  WikiProject European Union  Paris Portal  France Portal  Things you can do to help improve this Portal: Improve the article Lyon. Improve the article Metropole of Lyon Create a nice template for the portal pages shortcut and transports. Translate from French articles of each arrondissements of Lyon following the example of the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. Put the metro stations on the discticts of Lyon using the templates Lyon metro. Improve the design of the portal which's not definitive and need to be more attractive. Translate fr:Ponts de Lyon in Bridges of Lyon Translate fr:P4 Jean Merieux in Laboratory P4 Lyon Jean Merieux The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject: What are portals? List of portals Featured portals