Bron (French pronunciation: [bʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France.
Bron
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Buildings on the Avenue Franklin Roosevelt
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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 / 45.7394; 4.9139 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Metropolis | Lyon Metropolis |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérémie Breaud[1] |
| Area
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| 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
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| 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. | |
Bron 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 data for Lyon-Bron (Lyon–Bron Airport), elevation: 201 m, 1981–2010 normals, extremes 1920–present | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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] | |||||||||||||
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.
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 [fr], 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.
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The municipal council is composed of 43 members elected for a six-year term. The mayor are elected by the councilors.
The Fort de Bron, erected between 1872 and 1876, is part of the second belt of fortifications around Lyon.
Bron is served by the following TCL (Lyon public transport) services:
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.
Bron 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.
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