Bron
Bron
Location within Rhône-Alpes region  Bron
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Rhône
Arrondissement	Lyon
Canton	Bron
Intercommunality	Lyon
Mayor	Annie Guillemot (PS) (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	183–221 m (600–725 ft) (avg. 212 m or 696 ft)
Land area1	10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Population2	39,488  (2006)
- Density	3,834 /km2 (9,930 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	69029/ 69500
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 45°44′22″N 4°54′50″E / 45.7394°N 4.9139°E / 45.7394; 4.9139

Bron is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.

It lies 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Lyon. It is the sixth-largest suburb of the city of Lyon, and is adjacent to its east side. It forms part of the Urban Community of Lyon.

History[link]

The earliest traces of life in Born can be found in the cemetery and date from 71 BC. The town as it is today did not take shape until approximately 1812.

Bron was spared much of the damage caused by the riots in many of France's suburbs in the 1990s, such as in Venissieux and Villeurbanne.

Sights[link]

Bron has a fort (erected between 1872 and 1876).

Transport[link]

Bron is served by the following TCL (Lyon public transport) services:

• Metro
  • Line D (Gare de Vaise to Gare de Vénissieux) – served by 2 stations (Mermoz-Pinel and Parilly) located on the boundary with Lyon.

• Tram
  • Line T2 (Perrache to Saint-Priest Bel-Air) – served by 8 stations.

• Bus
  • 24 (Bachut – Bron – Sept Chemins)
  • 25 (Cordeliers – Gare Part-Dieu – Montchat – Sept Chemins)
  • 26 (Bachut – Bron Aéroport – Manissieux)
  • 64 (Laurent Bonnevay – La Soie – Bron Droits de l'Homme)
  • 68 (Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie – Chassieu – Azieu)
  • 78 (Mermoz-Pinel – Parc du Chêne – Sept Chemins)
  • 79 (Grange Blanche – Bron – Décines or Chassieu)
  • 81 (Laurent Bonnevay – Bron – Porte des Alpes)
  • 82 (Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie – Bron – La Borelle)

Bron airport
Lyon-Bron Airport (technically located in the communes of Chassieu and Saint-Priest) has existed since 1920, although much of its commercial activity was diverted to Satolas (Saint-Exupéry International Airport), Lyon's main airport, in 1975.

Miscellaneous[link]

Bron is home to part of the University of Lyon 2. The Bron campus is located on the south-eastern edge of the town, close to the Parc de Parilly and Saint-Priest.

Twin towns[link]

Bron is twinned with the Scottish new town of Cumbernauld.

See also[link]

Lyon portal

Communes of the Rhône department

References[link]

• INSEE

External links[link]

• Official website
• History of Bron (in French)

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Emi Maria
Emi Maria performing at the Hibiki Music Festival 2009.
Background information
Born	(1987-06-09) June 9, 1987 (age 25) Papua New Guinea
Origin	Kobe, Japan
Genres	Pop, R&B
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Freest Inc. (2007) K.S.R. (2008) Victor Entertainment (2009 – present)
Associated acts	DJ Komori, Hannya, I-Dea, Jay'ed, L-Vokal, MC Moggy, Seeda, Tomogen, Urali, Wolf Pack
Website	Emi Maria Official Website

Emi Maria (エミ・マリア^?, born June 9, 1987, stylized as EMI MARIA) is a Japanese R&B singer-songwriter. She debuted in 2007 with the EP "Between the Music."

Biography[link]

Emi Maria was born in 1987 in Papua New Guinea.^[1] Her father is Papua New Guinean, while her mother is Japanese.^[1] She spent the first five years of her life in Papua New Guinea, before moving to Kobe in Japan.^[1]

She first started listening to R&B at 6 due to her sister, listening to such artists as Janet and Michael Jackson, and K-Ci & JoJo.^[2] She began writing lyrics in junior high school.^[1] By high school, she had started writing music and producing her own tracks.^[1] She participated in the MTV Star Tour, and started performing lives in the Kansai area from 2006 onwards.^[3] In 2007, she started appearing on many different Japanese urban artists' albums as a guest artist, such as Seeda and MC Moggy.^[4]

In 2007, Emi Maria released her first EP, "Between the Music," under Freest Inc., a label Emi Maria had created for herself.^[1] Her debut single "I Gotta (Summer Kiss)" was picked as the iTunes Japan single of the week in August 2008.^[5]

She debuted as a major label artist in 2009, with the release of a digital dingle "One Way Love" under Victor Entertainment.^[1] During this time, she had some of her highest profile collaborations. "Luv Is..." was a song Emi Maria performed with R&B singer Jay'ed, which features on his top 10 album Musication.^[6] In December, she had her first top 10 hit, as a featured artist on Seeda's single "Wisdom," which reaached #8 on the Oricon singles charts.^[6] After the release of her first physical single in 2010, "Show Me Your Love," Emi Maria released her first major label album, Contrast.^[1]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Extended plays[link]

Singles[link]

As lead artist[link]

As featured artist[link]

Other appearances[link]