| South-East of France | |
| Information | |
| Country |  France |
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| Area | 111 154 km² |
| Population | 14 133 532 hab. (2011) |
| Density | 127,15 inhab./km² |
| Telephone prefix | 04 |
| Location | |
 43 ° 59 ′ 6 ″ N 5 ° 41 ′ 28 ″ E | |
the South-East of France is a region of France.
Regions
The region corresponds to the following administrative regions:
 43 ° 58 ′ 48 ″ N 5 ° 41 ′ 24 ″ E Map of the regions of South-East of France |
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Cities
- 1 Ajaccio
- 2 Avignon –
City of the papacy, in the Middle Ages - 3 Bastia
- 4 Cannes
- 5 Digne-les-Bains
- 6 Gap
- 7 Grenoble
- 8 Lyon – Capital of the Gauls and French Gastronomy
- 9 Marseilles – Marseille was, with the Slovak city of Kosice, the European Capital of Culture 2013.
- 10 Nice
- 11 Nimes
- 12 Toulon
- 13 Valence
- 14 Villeneuve-Loubet
Other destinations
The geography of the region allows summer activities, seaside or in the hinterland, like winter, in the Alps.
Ski resorts
- 1 Courchevel – The 58 lifts, for 96 slopes of the resort are located in the Tarentaise massif. It is one of the stations of Domain of the three valleys.
- 2 Meribel – It is one of the stations of Domain of the three valleys, and includes 39 lifts for 76 ski slopes.
- 3 Orcières Merlette 1850 – This station of Ecrins massif includes 30 ski lifts for 51 ski slopes.
- 4 La Plage – The station is located in the Vanoise massif. The 132 slopes are served by 106 ski lifts.
- 5 Serre Chevalier – Located within the Ecrins massif, the resort has 61 ski lifts for 90 ski slopes.
- 6 Val Thorens – Located in the Vanoise massif, the resort has 30 lifts, for 82 ski slopes.
Resorts
- 7 Le Grau-d'Agde – Located at the mouth of the Hérault river, this district ofAgde was initially only a fishing port.
- 8 Le Grau-du-Roi – It was not until the 1960s that this simple fishing port was transformed into a real seaside resort, in particular through the redevelopment of architect Jean Balladur, brother of politician Edouard Balladur, who created Port-Camargue.
- 9 Valras-Plage – Valras Plage is the closest Hérault station to Beziers, at the mouth of the Orb river. Formerly dependent on the municipality of Serignan, it has been officially a municipality since 1931.
Other activity points
- 10 Camargue – The Camargue is a vast natural area, located in the delta of Rhône. It has the particularity of being straddling 2 departments (Gard and Bouches-du-Rhône), and 2 administrative regions (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Occitania). Most of the area is located in the larger municipality of France, in area, Arles. Its typical nature is notably protected by the Camargue Regional Natural Park, composed mainly of marshes. The geography of the delta has allowed a specific economy, salt marshes, rice cultivation, and breeding of Camargue bulls and Camargue horses, in semi freedom. Gardian culture has kept traditions and original cuisine. Tourist activities are mainly focused on the discovery of nature, by hiking, hiking or on horseback, and the cultural visit of the city of Arles.
- 11 Verdon Gorge – The Gorges du Verdon are located in the upper Verdon, between the Alpes de Haute Provence and the Var. The main activities are climbing, along the cliffs of the gorges, and water sports, along the course of the river.
Understand
Bordered by the Mediterranean, to the south, the region has the specificity of being framed by various mountainous areas (Alps, Massif Central, Pyrenees). This allows it to have a very varied geology, climate, customs and history. Even if a linguistic unit can appear, with the language of Oc, or Occitan, several variants are present, between Provence, Languedoc, and Rhône-alpin. Nizzard, Nice language, is more like Italian or Corsican.
Speak
The official language is French. The regional language of the South-East of France is Provencal, for the departments of the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It is a dialect of Occitan or langue d'oc. The former county of Nice also has its own ancestral language, Nissard, Latin language, close to Italian.
To go
By car
The South-East of France is connected and crossed by several highways:
- Highway A7, Between Lyon and Marseilles, via Aix en Provence, as an extension of the motorway A6, coming from the north of France;
- Highway AT 8, between Aix-en-Provence and the Italian border, as an extension of the motorway A7 ;
- Highway A9, Between Orange(with an interconnection with the motorway A7) and the Spanish border, via Montpellier ;
- Highway A54, Between Nimes(with an interconnection with the motorway A9), and Salon-de-Provence(with an interconnection with the motorway A7).
For fans of national roads, the N7 crosses the region, from Lyon, to the Italian border, from the north of France.
By train
The LGV Sud-Est line connects the region with the metropolises of northern France, in particular from Paris, and has several specific stations, in addition to the historic stations of Lyon, Marseilles, Toulon, and Nice :
- 1 Lyon-Saint-Exupéry TGV station – in connection with Lyon airport
- 2 Valence TGV station
- 3 Avignon TGV station
- 4 Aix-en-Provence TGV station
By plane
- 5 Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport (formerly Lyon Satolas) – connection with the TGV
- 6 Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport
- 7 Marseille-Provence Airport
- 8 Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport
- 9 Toulon-Hyères Airport
- 10 Nîmes-Garons Airport
- 11 Avignon-Provence Airport
On a boat
Maritime connections from the South-East of France are mainly to the international (Algeria - Tunisia - Morocco), or to Corsica.
Circulate
By car
In addition to the major national axes, crossing the South-East region, this one is also crossed by more local roads and highways:
- the N98, connecting Chin at Toulon, mainly by the seaside;
- the N100, connecting Remoulins, in the Gard, to Larche pass, Via the Vaucluse and the Alpes de Haute Provence ;
- the N85, connecting Grenoble at Cannes, more or less the Napoleon Route ;
- Highway A50, Between Marseilles and Toulon ;
- Highway A51, connecting Aix en Provence at Grenoble, of which the central section (from Col du Fau at Sisteron) is still open;
- Highway A52, Between In prison(interconnection with A50) and east ofAix en Provence(interconnection with AT 8) ;
- Highway A55, connecting Marseilles at Port-de-Bouc
- Highway A57, Between Toulon(interconnection with A50) and Le Cannet-des-Maures(interconnection with AT 8) ;
By train
In addition to the main national lines, including TGV lines, the south-east is served by several regional TER lines, for the regions Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Lines Languedoc-Roussillon
A line follows the Mediterranean, departing fromAvignon, towards Nimes, Montpellier, Beziers, Narbonne and Perpignan. From Nîmes, a line joins Ales, and the municipalities of northern Gard, thenAuvergne. Since Beziers, several SNCF lines join Millau, Toulouse, via Castres. Another line goes to Toulouse, departing from Narbonne, via Carcassonne. In addition to the link to Montpellier, Perpignan is served by the SNCF toSpain, as well as to Toulouse, via Latour-de-Carol, and Foix.
Lines Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Carpentras - Avignon
- Avignon - Miramas - Marseilles, via Arles or Cavaillon
- Marseilles - Aix en Provence - Gap - Briancon
- Toulon - Hyères
- Fat - Cannes
- Nice - Tender, with extension to Cuneo in Italy
- Marseilles - Toulon - Draguignan - Cannes - Nice - Chin, with extension to Italy
Lines Rhône-Alpes
The Alpine valleys are accessible by train, from Lyon, Valence, and Grenoble, with lines to Modane, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Evian-les-Bains, Bellegarde and Annecy. Lyon is also connected to Roanne, Ambérieu, Oyonnax, Bourg-en-Bresse, as well as several municipalities ofAuvergne.
On a boat
Regional maritime links are mainly between the major Mediterranean ports and Corsica (Bastia - Agaccio) :
- 12 Large seaport of Marseille – ferry connection
- 13 Port Lympia of Nice – for NGV lines, passengers only, and ferries
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Buy
Most of the municipalities in the South-East of France still have shopping centers. However, several shopping centers, or commercial areas, extra urban have found their growth:
- 1 Avignon Nord shopping center The Pontet – Located north-east of Avignon, the area includes a gallery, with supermarket, extended by a commercial area, where several national brands have set up, as well as a cinema multiplex. The presence close to the exit
23 from the highway A7 has also enabled an extension of the shopping area, Buld'Air Center, around the IKEA brand. - 2 Cap 3000 – This shopping center, the closest to Nice Côte d'Azur airport, is fully covered, as a shopping mall. It was inaugurated in the late 1960s, at the initiative of "Galeries Lafayette".
- 3 Grand Var Valletta-du-Var – Located in the municipality of La Valette du Var, east of Toulon, the area includes a shopping arcade, as well as a shopping area.
- 4 Campaign Plan Les Pennes Mirabeau – This 250 hectare commercial area is one of the oldest in the region. It is located at the gates of Marseilles, since the early 1960s, near the exit 31 from the highway A7. Most of the major national brands have opened a store in this area, which also includes a cinema multiplex, managed by Pathé.
- 5 Polygon Montpellier – This Montpellier shopping center is a shopping gallery in the city center of Montpellier. It dates from the mid-1970s. It was enlarged in the 1990s.
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The south-eastern region is also famous for its Provencal markets. Most are held weekly, but some, more typically, are open more regularly:
- 6 Nice flower market Cours Saleya, old Nice
from Tuesday to Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sunday, from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., closed on Monday. – You will find in this daily market the flowers of regional production, in addition to the products of current consumption. (fruits, vegetables, etc ...) - 7 Carpentras truffle market forecourt of the Tourist Office Friday morning, from November to early March. – This truffle market allows producers to sell directly to consumers, in parallel with the professional market taking place on the same day, in the courtyard of the town's Hôtel-Dieu. Are sold, in winter, melanosporum (The most expensive) and brumale.
- 8 Richerenches truffle market downtown Saturday morning, from mid-November to early March. – The truffle is one of the agricultural products of the town, along with the wine. The producers, who have their own professional market along the ramparts of the village, offer individuals melanosporums and brumales, as well as micorized truffle oak plants. (implanted with fungal spores). Do not miss: the truffle ban, mid-November, which corresponds to the first market of the season, as well as the truffle mass, the third Sunday in January.
- 9 Velleron farmers market every day, from 6:00 p.m. from April to the end of September, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, from 4:30 p.m., from October to the end of March. – Open all year round, it is only accessible by producers in the region (no resellers of exotic products), there are also fruits, vegetables, cheeses, meat or wine for direct sale. A refreshment bar, on site, allows you to wait for the opening time.
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from Tuesday to Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Sunday, from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., closed on Monday
Eat
The cuisine of the South-East of France is varied, due to its geography between sea and mountain, with the presence of the "French capital of gastronomy", Lyon. The cuisine of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Languedoc is sunnier than the Rhône-Alpine cuisine.
- Lyon corks - Lyon mothers
Even if the region is also wine-growing, the term Lyon stopper relates more to cuisine: it is about typical restaurants where we eat specialties, including the apron of sapeur, the quenelles, the Lyonnaise salad and the brains. of canut. The expression “Lyon mothers” designates the cooks at the origin of Lyon's gastronomic reputation. They offer a simple cuisine (4 or 5 typical dishes) but refined and hold tables where culinary pleasure and carefully staged conviviality blend together for which celebrities, rich industrialists and politicians come to slam themselves, mainly during the age. gold of mothers in the interwar period.
- Savoyard cuisine
Savoyard cuisine is more mountainous, linked, in particular, to the winter climate. Dauphinoise cuisine has an influence on Savoyard cuisine.
- Provencal cuisine
Three zones emerge: the seaside, the hinterland, and the Nice county. The seaside cuisine gives pride of place to fishery products, such as bouillabaisse or bourride. The cuisine of the hinterland uses farm products from livestock (mainly goats and sheep, few cattle, outside the Camargue), market gardening, and olive cultivation. The cuisine of the County of Nice is closer to Italian cuisine.
- Languedoc cuisine
It is similar to Provençal cuisine, with a strong imprint of seafood. It should be noted that oysters are produced in Hérault, which cannot be found in the rest of the South-East. Cattle breeding is more developed there than in Provence, due to its proximity to Aubrac, in particular, which is felt, by a greater presence in the kitchen than in Provence.
- The starred restaurants of the region
- 1 Christophe Bacquié (Hotel du Castellet) Route des Hauts du Camp, 83330 Le Castellet,
33 4 94 98 29 69 
menus from € 135 to € 240. – 
- The cuisine combines Provençal tradition with gastronomy. - 2 Gerald Passedat (Le Petit Nice) Corniche JF Kennedy, 13007 Marseille, 33 4 91 59 25 92, email: [email protected] open from Tuesday to Saturday, noon and evening. menus from € 100 to € 370. – - His name is not linked to his geographical location, given his Marseille address. This restaurant specializes in fish and seafood. The sea view from the establishment's terrace is a plus.
- 3 Arnaud Donckele (The Golden Wave) 72 Avenue General de Gaulle, 83990 Saint-Tropez, 33 4 94 55 91 00, fax : 33 4 94 97 73 64 open every day, only in the evening, from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.. From € 270 to € 340. –
- gastronomic and Provençal cuisine is also oriented towards vegetarian and vegan cuisine - 4 Paul Boccuse 40 Rue de la Plage, 69660 Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, 33 4 72 42 90 90, email: [email protected] open every day, noon and evening. From € 170 to € 275. – - This restaurant is that of the most famous chef in France
- 5 Anne-Sophie Pic (Pic House) 285 avenue Victor Hugo, 26000 Valence, 33 4 75 44 15 32, email: [email protected] Closed Sunday evenings, Mondays and Tuesdays; open from Wednesday to Saturday, noon and evening, and Sunday noon. From € 110 to € 330. – - This family house is used to distinctions, the father and grandfather of the current cook having also been starred in the Michelin Guide.
- 6 Georges Blanc pl. du Marché, 01540 Vonnas open every evening, from Wednesday to Sunday, as well as Friday, Saturday and Sunday noon. From € 180 to € 275. – - This restaurant offers traditional regional cuisine, as well as vegetarian and vegan cuisine. The history of this establishment begins in 1872, with the great-grandparents of Georges Blanc. Among its specialties: Blue Lobster Lobster with Yellow Wine, Vegetable Ravioli with Black Garlic.
- 7 Jean-Baptiste Troisgros (Wood without leaves) 728 Route de Villerest, 42155 Ouches, 33 4 77 71 66 97 open from Wednesday to Sunday, noon and evening. Annual closing the 2nd and 3rd week of August.. From € 140 to € 250. – - Another family renowned in French gastronomy, close to Roanne. The current cook takes over from his grandparents, who opened their establishment in the 1930s, then from his father and his uncle, Jean and Pierre. House specialties: Tripe and plins with hazelnut and tomato, Round of Saint-Pierre and black truffle, or Oreille et Ris de veau, inspired by Mionnay
- 8 Emmanuel Renaut (Salt Flakes) 1775 route du Leutaz, 74120 Megève, 33 4 50 21 49 99 closed Tuesday and Wednesday, lunch and dinner service the other days.. From € 90 to € 168. – - High altitude cuisine, 1,300 meters away. Among the house specialties: Moelleux of parsnip and beetroot Consumed gardener with horseradish and old Beaufort, or Caviar and langoustine with citrus zest invigorated Gentian root and parsley.
- 9 René and Maxime Meilleur (La Bouitte) Saint Marcel, 73440 Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, 33 4 79 08 96 77 open every day, noon and evening. From € 140 to € 295. – - This four-handed kitchen brings together father and son in the same place.
- 10 Yannick Alléno (The 1947) Cheval Blanc Courchevel - The Alpine Garden, 73120 Courchevel 1850, 33 4 79 00 50 50, fax : 33 4 79 00 50 51 open from Tuesday to Sunday, only in the evening. menus from € 127 to € 450. – - The establishment's gastronomy takes into account the desires of the moment, with vegetarian and vegan dishes, as well as gluten-free dishes.
- 11 Marc Veyrat (The House of the Woods) Rural Road from Manigod to Col de la Croix Fry, 74230 Manigod, 33 4 50 60 00 00 open from Thursday dinner to Sunday lunch. Menus from € 295 to € 395. – - This high-altitude restaurant, with access to the ski slopes, offers a view of the surrounding mountains, in addition to great gastronomy.
menus from € 135 to € 240
- The cuisine combines Provençal tradition with gastronomy.
