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Lyon is situated in east central France and it is located between Paris and Marseille. The distance between Lyon and Paris is 470 km. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais.
It is mainly a centre of business and it has a great role in the history of cinema due to Auguste and Louise Lumiere. The local football team, Olympique Lyonnais, has given a international identification to the city because it is one of active team of European football league. With many suburbs and satellite towns Lyon is the second largest city of the France. It has a population of 1,783,400. Chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries are the predominating industries of Lyon. This city has some great game making software companies. It has a historical significance because it was known as a silk capital of the world. There are international headquarters of Interpol, Euronews, and International Agency for Research on Cancer, and the Cité Scolaire Internationale de Lyon. It is the head city of the Council of Europe and the European Commission Intercultural cities programme. The oldest stock exchange of France is situated in here. It was founded in 1506. There is a University and some awesome museums. The city is really a popular tourist centre and it is connected to Paris by a TGV rail line.

Transport in Lyon is not a big problem as it is not a very big city. Tourists in Lyon can roam around in buses, trams, taxis, bikes, trains, sightseer, etc. Besides these mentioned transports, Lyon also has Car hire which is more comfortable and easily accessible. The public transports like buses, trams, city trains and taxis are well established in routes but their services are not available after midnight. As it is a small city, people can go by foot also but it would be difficult for remote parts of the city.

However, for a tourist it is better to take a Lyon airport car hire rather than going in the public transport or by foot so as to have the best vacation. There are many Lyon car hire companies available in Lyon and they and they advise people to hire them before reaching the place to avoid troubles when you reach there.

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