Villeurbanne

 municipality, draw only border, third-level administrative division

Villeurbanne











Villeurbanne






Location within Rhône-Alpes region [show]














Administration



Country

France



Region

Rhône-Alpes



Department

Rhône



Arrondissement

Lyon



Canton

Villeurbanne-Centre, Villeurbanne-Nord, and Villeurbanne-Sud



Intercommunality

Lyon



Mayor

Jean-Paul Bret (PS)
(2001–2014)



Statistics



Elevation

165–189 m (541–620 ft)
(avg. 181 m or 594 ft)



Land area1

14.52 km2 (5.61 sq mi)



Population2

139,596 (2006)



- Density

9,614 /km2 (24,900 /sq mi)



INSEE/Postal code

69266/ 69100



1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.



2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.


Coordinates: 45°46′00″N 4°52′49″E

Villeurbanne (French pronunciation: ​[vi.lœʁ.ban]) is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris. Villeurbanne is the second-largest city in the department.
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