| Location |
Rhône-Alpes
region, France. |
| Country
dialling code |
33 |
| Population |
445,000
(city), 1,167,000 metropolitan area) |
| Ethnic
mix |
European,
North African and Sub-Saharan
African. |
| Religion |
Roman
Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Muslim. |
| Time
zone |
GMT
+ 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March
to Saturday before last Sunday in October). |
| Electricity |
220
volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin plugs are
standard. |
| Average
January temp |
3°C
(37°F) |
| Average
July temp |
21°C
(70°F). |
| Annual
rainfall |
826mm
(33 inches) |
|
