Villeurbanne (French pronunciation: [vilœʁban] ^ⓘ; Arpitan: Velorbana) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France.

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Commune
The city hall in Villeurbanne
Coat of arms
Location of Villeurbanne
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Coordinates: 45°46′00″N 4°52′49″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Metropolis	Lyon Metropolis
Arrondissement	Lyon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Cédric Van Styvendael[1] (PS)
Area 1	14.52 km2 (5.61 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	156,928
• Density	11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	69266 /69100
Elevation	165–189 m (541–620 ft) (avg. 181 m or 594 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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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 commune in the metropolitan area of Lyon and the 20th most populated in France, and the most populous commune that is not a prefecture or a sub-prefecture.^[3] In 2013, Villeurbanne was elected the city with the best administration of France, which attracts more and more people.

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The current location of downtown Villeurbanne is known to have been inhabited as far back as 6000 BC. Its current name comes from a Gallo-Roman farming area, established at about the same time as Lyon (then Lugdunum) and known as the Villa Urbana ("town house"). It would then become Urbanum, then Villa Urbane and, ultimately, Villeurbanne.

Villeurbanne has belonged to the kingdom of France since 1349. It was then separated from La Guillotière (A former city lately incorporated into Lyon as the 3rd, 6th, 7th and 8th Arrondissement) by the river La Rize, a former branch of the Rhône River.

Until the 19th century, the city was merely a patchwork of distinct villages separated by fields and undeveloped land. These villages have mostly survived, and nowadays form the neighborhoods of Charpennes, Cusset, Croix-Luizet, Maisons-Neuves, etc.

With the industrial era, Villeurbanne's economy soared: the textile industry was the first to bloom, followed by mechanical and chemical ones. The factories lured in numerous immigrants, most notably from Italy.

Villeurbanne is well served by the Lyon area public transit system, the TCL (Transports en Commun Lyonnais). The east branch of subway line A runs through the city heart, and the new tramway lines T1 and T4 connects the La Doua campus to the Lyon business and commercial district of La Part-Dieu and the Presqu'île downtown.

Villeurbanne is twinned with:^[13]

• Abanilla, Spain
• Abovyan, Armenia
• Bat Yam, Israel
• Mogilev, Belarus

In addition, Villeurbanne has a friendship declaration with:

• Stepanakert, Republic of Artsakh^[14]

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Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,617 —     1800 1,654 +0.32% 1806 1,834 +1.74% 1821 2,136 +1.02% 1831 2,826 +2.84% 1836 2,998 +1.19% 1841 3,677 +4.17% 1846 4,252 +2.95% 1851 5,395 +4.88% 1856 5,339 −0.21% 1861 5,850 +1.84% 1866 6,663 +2.64% 1872 7,474 +1.93% 1876 9,033 +4.85% 1881 11,176 +4.35% 1886 14,715 +5.66% 1891 17,940 +4.04% 1896 21,714 +3.89% 1901 29,220 +6.12%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 33,890 +3.01% 1911 42,526 +4.64% 1921 56,110 +2.81% 1926 63,775 +2.59% 1931 82,038 +5.17% 1936 81,322 −0.18% 1946 82,399 +0.13% 1954 81,769 −0.10% 1962 105,416 +3.23% 1968 119,879 +2.17% 1975 116,535 −0.40% 1982 115,960 −0.07% 1990 116,872 +0.10% 1999 124,215 +0.68% 2007 138,151 +1.34% 2012 146,282 +1.15% 2017 147,712 +0.19% 2018 150,659 +2.00%
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From 1962, the number here is the population without double counting Source: EHESS[15] and INSEE[16]

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In terms of population, Villeurbanne is the second largest city in the Metropolis of Lyon, the fourth largest in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, and the 21st largest in France.

• Henry Bertrand, silk weaver
• Henri Cochet (1901–1987), tennis player
• Charles Hernu (1923–1990), politician, mayor of Villeurbanne (1977–1990)
• Sébastien Philippe (born 1975), racing driver and team principal of ART Grand Prix
• Mourad Benhamida (born 1986), footballer
• Laure Manaudou (born 1986), swimmer, world record holder
• Jean-Karl Vernay (born 1987), race car driver
• Florent Manaudou (born 1990), swimmer
• Gnonsiane Niombla (born 1990), handball player
• Xavier Chavalerin (born 1991), footballer
• Amos Youga (born 1992), footballer
• Willem Geubbels (born 2001), footballer

• Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon