Voting Station

Lyon, France

Please vote to return to collections.

Location

The Resume

    (43 BC- )
    Founded by the Romans with their consul Lucius Munatius Plancus as Lugdunum
    Third largest city (but the centre of the second largest metropolitan area) in France
    Capital of Gaul (27 BC-AD 297)
    Capital of the Rhone-Alpes region
    Population: 1,733,581 (2021)
    Headquarters of Interpol, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and Euronews

Why Lyon, France might be annoying:

    It has 18 sister cities.
    It has extremely cold winters.
    It was the site of extreme violence of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre against Protestant Huguenots as the attacks were started by Catholics (1572).
    It was also the site of extreme violence as the National Convention was under attack, linking to the support for the Girondins (1793).
    Nazi forces including 'Butcher of Lyon' Klaus Barbie took over the city during World War II.
    Some people go to bars of the Rue Ste Catherine to get drunk at night on weekend nights.
    One person died and eight other people were injured in a mass stabbing outside a subway station (August 31, 2019).

Why Lyon, France might not be annoying:

    It is home to the first veterinary school in the world, founded in 1761.
    Cinema got its start there with the creation of the cinematograph.
    Its Festival of Lights are hosted every December 8th.
    During the Renaissance, it was a large economic center, attracting bankers from all over Europe.
    Its silk industry was big in the 19th Century.
    It is well-known for its gastronomic scene and its traditional cuisine.
    It has numerous historical/architectural sites, museums, parks and gardens.
    Some of its districts were named as UNESCO world heritage sites.
    Stade de Gerland hosted matches of the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Credit: Neo NX2004


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 98 Votes: 48.98% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 129 Votes: 51.94% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 298 Votes: 51.68% Annoying