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Lyon (France)

LC control no.n 81086849
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Geographic headingLyon (France)
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Geographic subdivision usageFrance--Lyon
Variant(s)Lyons (France)
Lugdunum (France)
Lion (France)
Biography/History note45°45ʹN, 4°51ʹE
Special noteOld catalog heading: Lyons
Found inEncyc. Brit., 1977 (Lyon, Eng. conven. Lyons, cap. Rhône dép., E. central France)
Encyc. Amer., 1975 (Lyon, sometimes Lyons in Eng., 3rd largest city in France)
Colliers encyc., 1973 (Lyon, city, SE France)
French Wikipedia WWW site, June 6, 2008: article Soulèvement de Lyon contre la Convention nationale (Oct. 11, 1793: Barrère declares "Lyon perdra son nom, elle sera appelée Ville-Affranchie")
The French Revolution: a political history, 1789-1804 (via Google books, June 6, 2008): p. 120 (Lyon renamed Ville-Affranchie by decree of the Convention, Oct. 12, 1793; name changed to Commune-Affranchie by decree of 10 brumaire an II (Oct. 31))
OCLC, June 6, 2008 (hdgs.: Lyon (France): Ville-Affranchie (France); Commune-Affranchie)
GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (unknown; 45°45ʹ00ʺN 004°51ʹ00ʺE)
Lʹviv-Lion, 2022: t.p. (Bohdan (Bob) Obraz)
Geographic area codee-fr---
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