Source : ABES [http://www.idref.fr/033702462/id] - theses.fr, 27/01/2022This dissertation deals with the contemporary process of metropolitanisation in France, by comparing the cases of Lyon and Aix-Marseille-Provence from a historical perspective. From a project led by the modernizing state in the 1960’s, metropolitanisation is progressively appropriated by local elected officials. The reform sequence of the 2010s sheds light on how urban configurations are built through time. At the same time, it provides new political opportunities to modify them. Adopting a multi-sited look at metropolitan reform, this research sheds light on the exe...