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| Région Rhône-Alpes | |
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Lyon | |
| Population
- Density |
129 /km² |
| Area | 43 698 km² |
| Arrondissements | 25 |
| Cantons | 335 |
| Communes | 2 879 |
| President of the regional council | Jean-Jack Queyranne (PS) |
| Départements | |
| Location | |
Rhône-Alpes is one of the 26 regions of France. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range.
It is a very dynamic and prosperous region, second only to Ile-de-France (home to Paris, the capital). This can be attributed to the diversity of the economics : agriculture in the Ain, tourism in Lyon and the Alps (many of France's best-known ski resorts are found in Savoie, Haute-Savoie and Isère), hi-tech industry in Grenoble.
It should be noted, too, that Rhône-Alpes is a major European transit hub, linking northern France and countries to the Mediterranean area : the French riviera, Spain and Portugal, and Italy.
As a result of election results, there is currently a campaign to unite the Savoie and Haute-Savoie départements as a separate Savoie Region. For details see Savoy.
| Regions of France | |
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| Alsace | Aquitaine | Auvergne | Lower Normandy | Burgundy | Brittany | Centre | Champagne-Ardenne | Corsica | Franche-Comté | Upper Normandy | Île-de-France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Limousin | Lorraine | Midi-Pyrénées | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Loire Region | Picardy | Poitou-Charentes | Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur | Rhône-Alpes | |
| Overseas Departments | |
| Guadeloupe | Martinique | French Guiana | Réunion | |
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