Rhône-Alpes
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Rhône-Alpes (French pronunciation: [ron.alp] ( listen); Arpitan: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse-Aups) is ane o the 27 regions o Fraunce, locatit on the eastren border o the kintra, towards the sooth. The region wis named efter the Rhône River an the Alps muntain range. Its caipital, Lyon, is the seicont-lairgest metropolitan aurie in Fraunce efter Paris. Rhône-Alpes haes the saxt-lairgest economy o ony European region.
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Rhône-Alpes | |
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Kintra | Fraunce |
Prefectur | Lyon |
Departments | |
Govrenment | |
• Preses | Jean-Jack Queyranne (PS) |
Area | |
• Total | 43698 km2 (16,872 sq mi) |
Population (2010-01-01) | |
• Total | 6,218,444 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
NUTS Region | FR7 |
Website | rhonealpes.fr |
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