Lyon
City
City in east-central France at the meeting of the Rhône and Saône, long a centre of the silk industry.
Held by
- 1789 – June 21, 1940 France
- July 10, 1940 – November 11, 1942 Vichy France
- November 11, 1942 – August 31, 1944 Germany Military occupation
- since September 1, 1944 France
Events here 4
- 1793 Revolt of Lyon against the National Convention
- August 9 – October 9, 1793 Siege of Lyon
- 1831 – 1848 Canut revolts
- 1894 Exposition internationale et coloniale (1894)