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Wikipédia portal about the French region of Rhônes-Alpes

Location of Rhone-Alpes région in France


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Ain departement
Ardèche departement
Drôme departement
Isère departement
Loire departement
Rhône departement
Savoie departement
Haute-Savoie departement

Welcome to the Rhone-Alpes Portal !

Rhone-Alpes is one of the 28 official regions of France. This portal offers you a selection of articles about the region and its eight districts (known in France as "departements"): Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Haute-Savoie, Isere, Loire, Rhone and Savoie.

By reading those articles, you will travel through a great range of various landscapes, from the Mont Blanc (4810m, the tallest mountain in Europe) to lavander fields, from middle-age towns to big cities, you will discover the typical gastronomy and culture of a huge and ancient région, its rich history and traditions.
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Key figures

Rhone-Alpes is one of the 22 regions of France. It gathers 6 millions inhabitants for a superficy of 43 698 km².

 
 
General information

History, politics and administration

  • Administration :
Departements : Ain departement, Ardèche departement, Drôme departement, Haute-Savoie departement, Isère departement, Loire departement, Rhône departement, Savoie departement.
  • History:

Culture

  • Languages:
  • Press and Medias:
  • Gastronomy :
Specialties : Rosette - Tartiflette - Raclette - Bugnes - Gratin dauphinois - Quenelles
Cheese: Abondance - Bleu de Bresse - Bleu de Gex - Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage - picodon - reblochon - Saint-félicien - Saint-Marcellin - tomme de Savoie - fourme de Montbrison
Wines: Beaujolais - Clairette de Die - Côtes du Rhône AOC - Crémant - Bugey wine - Vin de Savoie AOC - Côte-Rôtie AOC
Liqueurs : Chartreuse - Génépi
Famous Cooks : Paul Bocuse in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or - the Troisgros Brothers in Roanne - Marc Veyrat in Veyrier-du-Lac

Economy and infrastructures

  • Economy:
  • Infrastructures :
Airports : Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport - Grenoble-Isère Airport - Saint-Étienne - Bouthéon Airport - Chambéry Airport
Highways : A6 - A7 - A39 - A40 - A404 - A41 - A42 - A43 - A430 - A432 - A47 - A48 - A49 - A51 - A72
Railroad : LGV Rhin-Rhône - Gare de Lyon Saint-Exupéry - Gare de Valence TGV
Dams and Tunnels : Mont Blanc Tunnel - Fréjus Road Tunnel - Fréjus Rail Tunnel


 
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