Bron 752671 221201828 2008-06-23T14:12:31Z Herbaltablet 5645282 /* Transport */ Addition of public transport information {{otheruses}} {{French commune |nomcommune=Bron |région=[[Rhône-Alpes]] |département=[[Rhône (département)|Rhône]] |arrondissement=Lyon |canton=[[Canton of Bron|Bron]] |insee=69029 |cp=69500 |maire=Annie Guillemot |mandat=[[2001]] - [[2008]] |intercomm=[[Communauté urbaine de Lyon]] |longitude=4.913888 |latitude=45.739444 |alt moy=212 m |alt mini=183 m |alt maxi=221 m |hectares=1,030 |km²=10.3 |sans=37,369 |date-sans=1999 |dens=3,628 |date-dens=1999}} '''Bron''' is a [[town]] in [[France]], approximately 10 km to the east of [[Lyon]]. It is a [[commune in France|commune]] [[Rhône (département)|Rhône]] ''[[département in France|département]]'' and the [[Rhône-Alpes]] ''[[Région in France|région]]'' of [[France]]. It is the sixth-largest [[suburb]] of the city of [[Lyon]], and is adjacent to its east side. It forms part of the [[Urban Community of Lyon|''Grand Lyon'' (Greater Lyon) Urban Community]]. ==History== The earliest traces of life in Bron can be found in the cemetery and date from [[71 BC]]. The town as it is today did not take shape until approximately [[1812]]. Bron was spared much of the damage caused by the riots in many of France's suburbs in the [[1990]]s, such as in [[Venissieux]] and [[Villeurbanne]]. ==Geography== The town is 212 metres above sea level and has an area of roughly 10 km². ==Sights== Bron has a fort (erected between [[1872]] and [[1876]]). ==Transport== '''Public transport'''<br /> Bron is served by the following [[Transports en commun lyonnais|TCL]] (Lyon [[public transport]]) services:<br /> *[[Metro]] ** [[Lyon Metro Line D|Line D]] (Gare de [[Vaise]] to Gare de [[Vénissieux]]) – served by 2 stations (Mermoz-Pinel and Parilly) located on the boundary with Lyon.<br /><br /> *[[Tram]] ** [[Tramways_in_Lyon#Line_T2|Line T2]] ([[Perrache]] to [[Saint-Priest]] Bel-Air) – served by 8 stations.<br /><br /> *[[Bus]] ** 24 (Bachut – Bron – Sept Chemins) ** 25 (Cordeliers – [[Gare de la Part-Dieu|Gare Part-Dieu]] – [[Montchat]] – Sept Chemins) ** 26 (Bachut – Bron Aéroport – Manissieux) ** 64 (Laurent Bonnevay – La Soie – Bron Droits de l'Homme) ** 68 ([[Vaulx-en-Velin]] La Soie – [[Chassieu]] – [[Genas|Azieu]]) ** 78 (Mermoz-Pinel – Parc du Chêne – Sept Chemins) ** 79 (Grange Blanche – Bron – [[Décines-Charpieu|Décines]] or [[Chassieu]]) ** 81 (Laurent Bonnevay – Bron – Porte des Alpes) ** 82 ([[Vaulx-en-Velin]] La Soie – Bron – La Borelle)<br /><br /> '''Bron airport'''<br /> [[Lyon–Bron Airport]] (technically located in the communes of [[Chassieu]] and [[Saint-Priest]]) has existed since [[1920]], although much of its commercial activity was diverted to Satolas ([[Saint-Exupéry International Airport]]), Lyon's main [[airport]], in [[1975]]. ==Miscellaneous== Bron is home to part of the [[Université Louis Lumière (Lyon II)|University of Lyon 2]]. The Bron campus is located on the south-eastern edge of the town, close to the [[Parc de Parilly]] and [[Saint-Priest]]. The current mayor (since [[1999]]) is [[Annie Guillemot]]. Bron is twinned with the [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[new town]] of [[Cumbernauld]]. ==External links== * [http://www.ville-bron.fr/ Official website] * [http://www.histoire-bron.org/ History of Bron] (in French) [[Category:Communes of Rhône]] {{Rhône-geo-stub}} [[ca:Bron]] [[ceb:Bron]] [[es:Bron]] [[eo:Bron]] [[fr:Bron]] [[it:Bron]] [[pl:Bron]] [[ro:Bron]] [[sl:Bron, Rhône]] [[sr:Bron]] [[vo:Bron]]