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Rhône-Alpes

Rhone-Alpes
NameRhône-Alpes
Reg LogoRAlogo2005.gif
FlagRhône-Alpes flag.svg
CapitalLyon
Largest CityLyon
Area43698
Population6218444
Pop Date2010-01-01
Pop Rank2nd
Websiterhonealpes.fr
LeaderJean-Jack Queyranne
Leader PartyPS
Departments8
Dept1Ain
Dept2Ardèche
Dept3Drôme
Dept4Isère
Dept5Loire
Dept6Rhône
Dept7Savoie
Dept8Haute-Savoie
NUTSFR7

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Rhône-Alpes (-frron.alp-Fr-Rhône-Alpes-fr FR-Paris is one of the 27 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris. Rhône-Alpes has the sixth-largest economy of any European region.


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