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  1. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes comprises twelve departments: Ain, Allier, Ardèche, Cantal, Drôme, Haute-Loire, Haute-Savoie, Isère, Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Rhône, and Savoie. Metropolitan centers. Lyon (1,693,159; region prefecture) Grenoble (454,759) Saint-Étienne (375,389) Clermont-Ferrand (273,443) Chambéry (196,574) Annecy (182,901)

    • 69,711 km² (26,916 sq mi)
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  2. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes est une région administrative française située dans le quart sud-est de la France métropolitaine. Elle est créée par la réforme territoriale de 2015 en date du 1 er janvier 2016, à la suite des élections régionales des 6 et 13 décembre 2015.

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  4. Rhône-Alpes, former région of France. As a région, it encompassed the southeastern départements of Loire, Rhône, Ain, Haute-Savoie, Savoie, Isère, Drôme, and Ardèche. In 2016 the Rhône-Alpes région was joined with the région of Auvergne to form the new administrative entity of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône-Alpes, France.

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  5. Aug 24, 2017 · As its name suggests, this vast region rising between Burgundy and Provence encompasses a stunning variety of landscapes, stretching from the Rhône Valley and the source of the Loire in the west to France’s highest Alps in the east.

  6. History. Auvergne was a province of France deriving its name from the Arverni, a Gallic tribe who once occupied the area. In 52 BC, Arverni chieftain Vercingetorix mounted a fierce resistance against the military forces of Julius Caesar. [1] Christianized by Saint Austremoine, Auvergne was quite prosperous during the Roman period.

  7. The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region is the third largest region of Metropolitan France, after Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie, with an area of 69,711.2 km 2 (26,916 sq mi). It borders five French administrative regions: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté to the north, Centre-Val de Loire to the northwest, Nouvelle-Aquitaine to the west, Occitanie to the ...

  8. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a large region in southeastern France. It is popular with all kinds of visitors, from mountaineers and winter sports enthusiasts, to gastronomes, wine buffs, and those looking for a city break. To the west, Auvergne is a mostly rural area of medium volcanic mountains (the Massif Central) and an ...

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