Villeurbanne
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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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.