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(in English, Lyons)the second city in France, located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, about 130 kilometres south west of Geneva. Population: metropolitan area 1.8 million inhabitants - greater Lyon urban area 3 million. Lyon, the capital of the Rhone department, and the Rhone-Alps region, is particularly important as a communications centre, and for its chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Part of the old city of Lyon is classed as a UNESCO world heritage site.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Lyon
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Confluence — For other uses, see Confluence (disambiguation). Confluence of rivers, the Mosel flows into the Rhine at Koblenz. The Name Koblenz itself has its origin in the latin name Confluentes … Wikipedia
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Arrondissements of Lyon — The nine arrondissements of Lyon are the administrative divisions of the city. Unlike the spiral pattern of the arrondissements of Paris, or the meandering pattern of those in Marseille, the layout in Lyon is more idiosyncratic. This is for… … Wikipedia
Musée des Confluences — The Musée des Confluences is a museum under construction in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, (Rhône). It is located at the confluence of the Rhône and the Saône and forms part of a large redevelopment project of the Confluence quarter. The museum… … Wikipedia
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lyon is a Roman Catholic Metropolitan archdiocese in France. It incorporates the ancient Archdiocese of Vienne. The current Cardinal Archbishop is Philippe Barbarin. He is the successor of Saint Pothinus and… … Wikipedia
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River engineering — The Los Angeles River is extensively channelized with concrete embankments. River engineering is the process of planned human intervention in the course, characteristics or flow of a river with the intention of producing some defined benefit.… … Wikipedia
Roman Navy — The Roman Navy (Latin: Classis , lit. fleet ) comprised the naval forces of the Roman state. Unlike modern naval forces, it never existed as an autonomous service, but operated as an adjunct to the Roman army. Founded in ca. 311 BC, and massively … Wikipedia
Lyon — The third largest city in France, after paris and Marseille, Lyon has a metropolitan area second in size and economic importance only to Paris. At the confluence of the rhône and saône Rivers, Lyon has diverse manufactures. Nearby, in Saint… … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
Lyon — Cet article concerne la ville française. Pour les autres significations, voir Lyon (homonymie). 45° 45′ 35″ N 4° 50′ 32″ … Wikipédia en Français
