A major European city
A major international economic player :
Lyon is France’s second largest economic centre and has numerous assets that make it a major economic player. Today, Lyon’s GDP is among the highest in Europe and the city has a favourable trade balance thanks to its vibrant, diversified industrial sector.
Today, Lyon can boast :
- Five competitiveness clusters : biotechnologies; chemicals and environment; urban transport systems; digital leisure; textiles and clothing
- The presence of a number of internationally-renowned companies : Sanofi Pasteur, Biomérieux, April, GL events, Renault Trucks, Arkema, Cegid, Electronics Arts, Adecco, Rhodia, Seb, etc.
- A dynamic small business sector, with nearly 10,000 companies started up each year
- Scientific research potential to rival other European cities, with 510 laboratories and 10,000 researchers
Lyon is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a colourful, highly diverse city.
Take advantage of your stay to explore all that it has to offer :
A city of culture and gastronomy
- 2,000 years of history : Vieux Lyon (the old part of the city), Fourvière hill, the sloping Croix Rousse district, the Peninsula, etc.:
a number of attractive areas for you to explore during your stay - After hours : a wide choice of shows and concerts, prestigious museums, a buzzing night life, the biennial dance and contemporary art festivals, the Fête des Lumières illuminations, etc.
- Capital of gastronomy : from restaurants run by Michelin-starred chefs (Paul Bocuse, JP Lacombe, Guy Lassausaie, Pierre Orsi, etc.) to small bouchon bistros, Lyon has a fantastic range of friendly restaurants offering gourmet fare
- City of light : with more than 200 sites illuminated every evening, discover Lyon and its monuments in a different light…
- Sporting city : Olympique Lyonnais won the French football championship for the seventh year running in 2008, representing the city with flying colours…