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Rhône (Rhône departmental constituency)
Information
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Prefecture	Lyon
Area	3 249 km²
Population	1 859 524 hab. (1er january 2018)
Density	572,34 inhab./km²
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
45 ° 59 ′ 44 ″ N 4 ° 43 ′ 10 ″ E
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The Rhône departmental constituency is a territory formed by the Rhône department, strictly speaking, and the Lyon metropolis In the region Rhône-Alpes. It is bordered by theIsere to the south-east, byAin to the east, by Saone-et-Loire to the north and by Loire West.

Understand

Geography

The Rhône department presents varied landscapes:

• to the east: the plains of the Saône and the Rhône, which meet at Lyon.
• West :
  • the green Beaujolais, a mid-mountain range, the foothills of the Massif Central. Highest point: Mont St-Rigaud, 1 012 m
  • the Lyonnais mountains, links between the limagnes of the Loire and the Lyonnais plain
• in the south: the massif of Pilat.

History

Several seigneuries are at the origin of the current department: Beaujolais, Lyonnais and part of Forez. The department of Rhône-Loire was created in 1789, but it was quickly divided into two.

The Rhône department now has 1.6 million inhabitants (fourth French department in terms of population).

Regions

The Rhône department is made up of 4 regions:

Cities

The biggest cities are:

• 45.7588894.8413891 Lyon  – City with a remarkable historical heritage (classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998). (last update Feb. 2018)
• 45.9894444.7197222 Villefranche-sur-Saone  – the current capital of Beaujolais, sub-prefecture of the Rhône. (last update Feb. 2018)
• 45.7661114.8794443 Villeurbanne  (last update Feb. 2018)
• Venissious
• Bron
• Saint-Priest

Other cities

• 45.94864.5834 Oingt  –  (last update Feb. 2018)

Other destinations

• Parc de la Tête-d'Or in Lyon, the largest urban park in France.
• Parilly Park
• Miribel-Jonage leisure park.
• Lac des Sapins in the Beaujolais mountains.
• Les Monts-d'Or, a small massif at the northern entrance to Lyon.

See

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Sites dedicated to vines and wine

• Sources of Beaujolais - Place de l'Hotel de Ville, Beaujeu | Phone. : 33 4 74 69 20 56 | The site presents the history of Beaujolais.
• Crazy stones space - Hamlet of crazy stones, Saintt-Jean-des-Vignes | Phone. : 33 4 78 43 69 20 | The museum traces the geological and viticultural history of the Golden Stone region.
• Beaujolais House - RN6, Saintt-Jean-d'Ardières | Phone. : 33 4 74 66 16 46 | Tasting and introduction to oenology.
• Capvignes - 394 route Henry Fessy, Saint-Jean-d'Ardières | Phone. : 33 4 74 66 54 66 | Discovery of the culture and work of the vine, the production of wines, tasting techniques.

Lyon

See detailed article Lyon on Wikivoyage. Lyon, exceptional with its historic site classified Unesco World Heritage (one of the largest spaces with Bordeaux); here are the monuments to see absolutely:

• The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
• Gallo-Roman theaters (odeon and grand-theater)
• Saint-Jean Cathedral / Primatial, seat of the Primate of Gaul.
• The famous Lyon traboules (nearly 320 throughout the historic site)
• The medieval and renaissance district of Old Lyon (cobbled streets, traboules with magnificent courtyards ...)
• The village-district of the Croix-Rousse with its slopes, canute buildings, the amphitheater of the 3 Gauls, its gros-caillou, its popular market, ...)
• Lyon City Hall and the Saint-Pierre Palace (Museum of Fine Arts) enthroned on the most beautiful square in the city: Place des Terreaux with its Bartholdi fountain.
• The National Opera.
• The Stock Exchange Palace.
• The Célestins theater.
• The Hotel-Dieu
• Place Bellecour, the largest square and heart of the city with the equestrian statue of Louis XIV in its center.
• The places of the Jacobins, Sathonay, Carnot, Maréchal Lyautey, République, ... with their statues and fountain.
• The countless beautiful churches, in all styles (Romanesque, Gothic, Flamboyant Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Neoclassical, ...) (Lyon is one of the first places of Christianity): Saint-Nizier Church, Saint Paul, Saint Just, Saint Bruno des Chartreux, Saint Polycarpe, Saint Martin d'Ainay, Saint Pothin, Saint Georges; Chapels of the Hôtel-Dieu, Saint Thomas (chapel of the Virgin of Fourvière), of the Trinity in particular.

Museums and other monuments of the Rhône

• Roman aqueduct of Gier - Chaponost | Free access. The Plat de l'Air site (landscaped, night-time lighting) has the longest section of the aqueduct in France.
• Golden villages: Oingt in particular.
• The great museums of Lyon: Museum of Fine Arts (one of the richest collections in Europe), Gallo-Roman museum overlooking the site of the ancient theaters, Musée de Gadagne (Musée historique de Lyon and Musée international de la marionnette), museum of printing, decorative arts museum, African museum, miniature museum, museum of contemporary art, museum of automatons, museum of firefighters, museum of civil hospices of Lyon (Hôtel-Dieu), ...
• Gallo-Roman Museum of St-Romain-en-Gal - RD 502, St-Romain-en-Gal | Phone. : 33 4 74 53 74 01 | E-mail | site | Entrance : 4 € (~ 4.42 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 5.99 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 4.83 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 2,622.42 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021). Open every day except Monday, 10 h - 18 h. One of the largest archaeological sites of the Gallo-Roman period in France.
• Hospital - 68 rue de la République, Belleville-sur-Saône | Phone. : 33 4 74 66 44 67 | Guided tours only. Hôtel Dieu presents hospital history in the 18th century^e century (surgical instruments, apothecary).
• Corcelles Castle - Corcelles-en-Beaujolais | Phone. : 33 4 74 66 00 24 | Free visit every day except Sunday, from 10 h - 12 h and14 h - 18 h 30. | Fortified castle of XIII^e ‑ XV^e centuries.

To go

• Plane : Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport
• Train : stations TGV from Lyon Part-Dieu, Perrache and Saint Exupéry airport
• Road :
  • highway A6 from Paris / Dijon / Chalon / Mâcon
  • A7 from Marseille / Montpellier
  • A48/A43 from Grenoble / Chambéry
  • A42 from Geneva / Bourg-en-Bresse
  • A47 from Clermont-Ferrand / St-Étienne

Circulate

Traffic can be heavy around Lyon, especially onA6 from the Villefranche toll, on theA7 until the junction for St-Étienne / Clermont-Ferrand and Vienne and on the ring road. Outside the city, the roads are in good condition.

Speak

In the Rhône, French is of course spoken, but beware of the so particular Lyonnais language with its reputedly dragging and singing accent and its particular vocabulary: the sound "eu" would be added at each end of a word and pronounced moreover in a more closed than in the rest of France. The untimely use of "y" to replace the "the" direct inanimate object complement is also characteristic, example: "do it" instead of "do it" but "will see it" does not change. Lyonnais words: "gone": child, "fenotte": woman, "string": funicular, "vogue": funfair, "dodger": sun, "alley": building entrance, "waste": place, " stopper ": restaurant, ...

Buy

The Rhône is a wine-growing department. Wine is therefore at the forefront of local specialties to buy. The department has 3 wine sectors:

• the Beaujolais North. Known for Beaujolais Nouveau, its wines are less so: Brouilly, Chénas, Chiroubles, Côte de Brouilly, Fleurie, Juliénas, Morgon, Moulin à Vent, Régnié and Saint Amour.
• the Cotes du Rhone, of which two vintages are found in the department: the Côte Rôtie and the Condrieu.
• the Coteaux du Lyonnais, vineyards of western Lyon.

Lyonnaise specialties, so numerous: cushions, papillotes, quenelles de Lyon (Voisin chocolates); rosette, jesus or sausage from Lyon, cervelas, sapper's apron, Beaujolais branches, canut's brain, bugnes, ...

Eat

• Rhône-Alpes gastronomy

In this department, gastronomy is king: Lyon has the title of World capital of gastronomy. Many "plugs" (typical Lyonnais restaurants) are certified authentic. Paul Bocuse is undoubtedly the most famous chef, his restaurant is located in Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or. Also see the Halles de Lyon- Paul Bocuse in Lyon.

Luxury

• Guy Lassausaie rue Belle-Scize, Chasselay,   33 4 78 47 62 59 (last updated Apr 2016)
• Beautiful shoreline 2 rue Beau rivage, Condrieu,   33 4 74 56 82 82 (last updated Apr 2016)
• Cep church square, Fleurie,   33 4 74 04 10 77 (last updated Apr 2016)
• Jean Brouilly 3ter route de Paris, Tarare,   33 4 74 63 24 56 (last updated Apr 2016)

Housing

Middle classes

Luxury

• Castle of Bagnols Bagnols,   33 4 74 71 40 00, email: [email protected]  430 € (~ 475.22 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 643.82 - price 04/27/2021) (~ $ 519.14 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 281,910.6 F CFA - price on 04/27/2021)/1 200 € (~ 1,326.19 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 1,796.7 - price of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 1,448.76 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 786,727.24 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) in double room. – . Has a restaurant. (last updated Apr 2016)
• Pizay Castle St-Jean-d'Ardières,   33 4 74 66 51 41, email: [email protected]  101 € (~ 111.62 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 151.22 - price of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 121.94 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 66,216.21 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021)/208 € (~ 229.87 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 311.43 - price of 04/27/2021) (~ $ 251.12 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 136,366.06 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) in double room. –  (last updated Apr 2016)
• Castle of the Lodges Les Loges, Le Perréon,   33 4 74 03 27 12, email: [email protected]  68 € (~ 75.15 Fr. - course of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 101.81 - price 04/27/2021) (~ $ 82.1 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 44,581.21 F CFA - price on 04/27/2021)/76 € (~ 83.99 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 113.79 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 91.75 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 49,826.06 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021) in double room. –  (last updated Apr 2016)

Around

The Rhône is at the crossroads of several communication axes connecting different regions of France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussillon, Auvergne, Burgundy), as well as Swiss and theItaly.