Lyon

	LYON Country : France Département : Rhône Additions: 1852 La Croix-Rousse 1852 La Guillotière 1852 Vaise 1963 Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":45.75580000000000069348971010185778141021728515625,"lon":4.83180000000000031690206014900468289852142333984375,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
French	De gueules au lion d'argent; au chef cousu d'azur à trois fleurs de lis d'or.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The lion is a canting symbol for the city, and has been used on the seals of the city since the 13^th century. The chief of France was granted by King Philippe V in 1320. The arms have not changed since.

The city has since 1949 the right to use the chain of the Légion d'honneur around the shield. The city also uses the motto "avant avant lion le melhor"