LYONS, the capital of the Lyonois, a province of France, bounded by Orleans and Burgundy on the north, by la Bresse and Dauphine on the east, by Languedoc and Guienne on the south and by another part of Guienne and Orleans on the west. This city lies upon the confluence of the rivers Rhone and Soan, in E. lon. 4^{\circ} 55', and N. lat. 5^{\circ} 50'. Next to Paris, it is esteemed the place of greatest trade in France.