| Rhône-Alpes | |
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Location  | |
Coat of arms and flag   | |
| State | France |
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| Capital | Lyon |
| Surface | 43,698 km² |
| Inhabitants | 6.058.000 (2007) |
| Tourism site | |
| Institutional website | |
Rhône-Alpes (Rhône-Alpes) was the largest region of the France and the second most populated.
To know
Geographical notes
The territory of the region bordered with that of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur south of the Languedoc-Roussillon south-west ofAuvergne to the west, of the Burgundy and of Franche-Comté to the north, as well as with the Switzerland to the north-east and with theItaly (Valle d'Aosta is Piedmont) East.
Territories and tourist destinations
It is made up of 8 departments:
- Ain —
- Ardèche —
- Drôme —
- Isère —
- Loire (Loire) —
- Rhone (Rhône) —
- Savoy (Savoie) —
- Upper Savoy (Haute-Savoie) —
Urban centers
- Lyon - The second city of France, rich in history ranging from the ancient Romans to the resistance; also heritage ofUNESCO.
- Aix-les-Bains
- Annecy - Lovely city with a beautiful lake.
- Bourg-en-Bresse - Here you can admire the royal monastery of Brou.
- Chambéry - Once the capital of the Duchy of Savoy.
- Courchevel
- Grenoble - Large academic center where the 1968 Winter Olympics took place.
- Megève
- Pérouges
- Saint-Étienne
- Talloires
- Val-d'Isère
- Valence - There is the kiosk of lovers.
- It came - It offers interesting Roman ruins.
- Évian-les-Bains
Other destinations
- Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (or Chamonix) - Heart of the French Alps where the 1924 Winter Olympics took place.
- Genf
How to get
How to get around
What see
- Museum of Modern Art of Grenoble - It is the oldest ofEurope.
- Shoe Museum - Located in Romans.
- Ideal Palace - Located in Hauterive.
What to do
All sports are accessible in an exceptional natural environment: the randonnée, mountain biking or paragliding and canoeing, and winter sports. Rhône-Alpes is France's second largest golf region with over 60 courses, it also has the largest ski area in the world (Les Trois Vallées).
At the table
Safety
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Rhône-Alpes
Commons contains images or other files on Rhône-Alpes
