For other uses, see Bron (disambiguation).
Bron
Commune statusCommune
ArrondissementLyon
Insee69029
Postal code69500
MayorJérémie Breaud[1]
Term2020–2026
Coordinates45.7394°N 4.9139°E
Elevation m212
Elevation min m183
Elevation max m221
Area km 210.3

Bron (bʁɔ̃) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, eastern France.

Geography

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.

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.

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").[2]

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1958.[3]

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.

Administration

The municipal council is composed of 43 members elected for a six-year term. The mayor are elected by the councilors.

Sights

The Fort de Bron, erected between 1872 and 1876, is part of the second belt of fortifications around Lyon.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793441—
1800446+1.1%
1806448+0.4%
1821694+54.9%
1831798+15.0%
1836850+6.5%
1841929+9.3%
1846999+7.5%
1851981−1.8%
1856981+0.0%
18611,010+3.0%
18661,041+3.1%
18721,015−2.5%
18762,168+113.6%
18812,470+13.9%
18862,712+9.8%
18912,691−0.8%
18962,665−1.0%
19013,206+20.3%
19063,506+9.4%
19114,160+18.7%
19216,397+53.8%
19268,774+37.2%
193112,423+41.6%
193613,161+5.9%
194612,597−4.3%
195414,195+12.7%
196226,959+89.9%
196841,619+54.4%
197544,563+7.1%
198240,638−8.8%
199039,683−2.4%
199937,369−5.8%
200738,833+3.9%
201239,232+1.0%
201741,543+5.9%
202342,982+3.5%

EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2023)[5]

Transport

Bron is served by the following TCL (Lyon public transport) services:

  • Metro
  • Tram
  • Bus
    • C8 (Grange Blanche – Vaulx-en-Velin Résistance)
    • C9 (Bellecour Antoine Poncet – Hôpitaux Est)
    • C15 (Laurent Bonnevay – Bachut Mairie du 8e)
    • C17 (Charpennes – Porte des Alpes)
    • 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

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.

Notable residents

Twin towns

Bron is twinned with:[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Histoire". Town of Bron. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  4. ^
  5. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  6. ^ "Une ville à l'international" (in French). ville-bron.fr. Bron. Retrieved 2019-11-21.