Bron (French pronunciation: [bʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France.
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 Buildings on the Avenue Franklin Roosevelt | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bron  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°44′22″N 4°54′50″E / 45.7394°N 4.9139°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Lyon Metropolis |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérémie Breaud[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 43,049 |
| • Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69029 /69500 |
| Elevation | 183–221 m (600–725 ft) (avg. 212 m or 696 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editBron lies 10 km (6.2 mi) east-southeast of central Lyon. It is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its east side.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Lyon-Bron (Lyon–Bron Airport), elevation: 201 m, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1920–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
38.4 (101.1) |
39.8 (103.6) |
40.5 (104.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
8.1 (46.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23.0 (−9.4) |
−22.5 (−8.5) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−24.6 (−12.3) |
−24.6 (−12.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47.2 (1.86) |
44.1 (1.74) |
50.4 (1.98) |
74.9 (2.95) |
90.8 (3.57) |
75.6 (2.98) |
63.7 (2.51) |
62.0 (2.44) |
87.5 (3.44) |
98.6 (3.88) |
81.9 (3.22) |
55.2 (2.17) |
831.9 (32.75) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.0 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 10.2 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 104.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 73.9 | 101.2 | 170.2 | 190.5 | 221.4 | 254.3 | 283.0 | 252.7 | 194.8 | 129.6 | 75.9 | 54.5 | 2,001.9 |
| Source: Météo France[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Lyon-Bron (Lyon–Bron Airport), elevation: 201 m, 1961–1990 normals and extremes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.3 (61.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
39.8 (103.6) |
37.1 (98.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.3 (81.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
32.8 (91.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
15.9 (60.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
1.4 (34.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.1 (44.7) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23.0 (−9.4) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
3.6 (38.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−16.0 (3.2) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.0 (2.13) |
53.8 (2.12) |
72.2 (2.84) |
56.1 (2.21) |
72.6 (2.86) |
73.2 (2.88) |
54.5 (2.15) |
71.6 (2.82) |
53.2 (2.09) |
56.2 (2.21) |
68.0 (2.68) |
55.8 (2.20) |
741.2 (29.19) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.4 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 107.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 14.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 70 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 62.6 | 89.8 | 147.5 | 184.2 | 215.9 | 250.9 | 292.6 | 259.0 | 208.1 | 134.3 | 75.3 | 55.4 | 1,975.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 23 | 31 | 41 | 46 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 40 | 27 | 21 | 42 |
| Source 1: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Infoclimat.fr (humidity)[7] | |||||||||||||
History
editThe 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.
In mid-August 1944, prisoners from Montluc prison were taken to Bron Airfield where 109 of them, including 72 Jews, were killed in the Bron massacres, which would become known as Le Charnier de Bron ("The Charnel house of Bron").[8]
Bron was spared much of the damage caused by the riots in many of France's suburbs in the 1990s, such as in Vénissieux and Villeurbanne.
Population
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Administration
editThe municipal council is composed of 43 members elected for a six-year term. The mayor are elected by the councilors.
Sights
editThe Fort de Bron, erected between 1872 and 1876, is part of the second belt of fortifications around Lyon.
Transport
editBron is served by the following TCL (Lyon public transport) services:
- Metro
- Line D (Gare de Vaise to Gare de Vénissieux) – served by 2 stations (Mermoz-Pinel and Parilly) located on the boundary with Lyon.
- Tram
- Line T2 (Perrache to Saint-Priest Bel-Air) – served by 8 stations.
- Line T5 (Grange-Blanche to Parc du Chêne, continuing to Eurexpo on exhibition days) – served by 7 stations.
- Bus
- C8 (Grange Blanche – Vaulx-en-Velin Résistance)
- C9 (Bellecour Antoine Poncet – Hôpitaux Est)
- C15 (Laurent Bonnevay – Bachut Mairie du 8e)
- C17 (Charpennes – Laurent Bonnevay)
- 24 (Bachut – Bron – Sept Chemins)
- 25 (Cordeliers – Gare Part-Dieu – Montchat – Sept Chemins)
- 26 (Bachut – Bron Aéroport – Manissieux)
- 52 (Parilly Université Hippodrome – Vaulx-En-Velin La Grappinière)
- 64 (Laurent Bonnevay – La Soie – Bron Droits de l'Homme)
- 68 (Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie – Chassieu – Azieu)
- 78 (Mermoz-Pinel – Parc du Chêne – Sept Chemins)
- 79 (Grange Blanche – Bron – Décines or Chassieu)
- 81 (Laurent Bonnevay – Bron – Porte des Alpes)
- 82 (Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie – Bron – La Borelle)
- 93 (Hôpital Feyzin Vénissieux – Porte des Alpes / Parc Technologique)
- Zi7 (Vaulx-En-Velin La Soie – Bron Droits De L'Homme)
Bron Airport
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.
Education
editBron is home to part of the 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.
Notable residents
edit- Arthur Rozenfeld (born 1995), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Karim Benzema, football player for Al-Ittihad
Twin towns
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Cumbernauld, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grimma, Germany- Weingarten, Germany
Talavera de la Reina, Spain
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Données climatiques de la station de Lyon" (in French). Météo-France. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Climat France" (in French). Météo-France. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ "Lyon–Bron (69)" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Météo-France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Lyon–Bron (07480) – WMO Weather Station". NOAA. Retrieved February 8, 2019. Archived February 8, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Normes et records 1961–1990: Lyon-Bron (69) – altitude 198m" (in French). Infoclimat. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Bron: le panneau en mémoire des charniers de l'aéroport dévoilé" [Bron: memorial unveiled to mass graves at the airport]. Le Progrès. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bron, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Une ville à l'international". ville-bron.fr (in French). Bron. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bron.
- Official website
- History of Bron (in French)