Lyon's geographical position as a communications center between the north and south of Western Europe, and a crossing point between France, Germany and the Mediterranean, also makes it attractive.
地理位置優異是里昂另一項競爭本錢。它是西歐南、北交通必經之地，也是德、法聯繫地中海地區的樞紐，對爭取蔚藍海岸的學者最有利。