Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Bron (French pronunciation: [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.
Climate
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
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 .
Population
Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 441 — 1800 446 +0.16% 1806 448 +0.07% 1821 694 +2.96% 1831 798 +1.41% 1836 850 +1.27% 1841 929 +1.79% 1846 999 +1.46% 1851 981 −0.36% 1856 981 +0.00% 1861 1,010 +0.58% 1866 1,041 +0.61% 1872 1,015 −0.42% 1876 2,168 +20.89% 1881 2,470 +2.64% 1886 2,712 +1.89% 1891 2,691 −0.16% 1896 2,665 −0.19%
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,206 +3.77% 1906 3,506 +1.81% 1911 4,160 +3.48% 1921 6,397 +4.40% 1926 8,774 +6.52% 1931 12,423 +7.20% 1936 13,161 +1.16% 1946 12,597 −0.44% 1954 14,195 +1.50% 1962 26,959 +8.35% 1968 41,619 +7.51% 1975 44,563 +0.98% 1982 40,638 −1.31% 1990 39,683 −0.30% 1999 37,369 −0.67% 2007 38,833 +0.48% 2012 39,232 +0.20% 2017 41,543 +1.15%
Source: EHESS[9] and INSEE (1968–2017)[10]
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.
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 – 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
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:[11]
See also
References
External links
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