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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ( French: [ovɛʁɲ ʁon alp] ⓘ; ARA) [note 1] is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into effect on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections in December 2015.
Rhône. The Rhône is a river in France and Switzerland. It is 812 kilometers long. The river starts in Rhône Glacier, which is in Switzerland. Then, the Rhône River joints the Saône, in France (and other rivers) and ends in the Mediterranean Sea . The River Rhône empties into the Mediterranean. Only the Nile brings more water into the ...
Rhône-Alpes, France. Rhône-Alpes, former région of France. The Massif Central extends into Ardèche and is separated by a series of valleys from the Alps to the east. Mont Blanc (15,771 feet [4,807 metres]), the highest peak in the Alps and the tallest in Europe, is located in the département of Haute-Savoie. The Jura Mountains rise in the ...
Rhone Valley wines. The Rhône Valley is a land of contrasts, of sunshine, ancient hilltop villages, and exquisite picture postcard vistas. Within this beautiful climate, the vines thrive producing wines that are rich, spicy, and opulent, with the distinct flavours of southern France. The wines of Gigondas, Vacqueyras and Châteauneuf-du-Pape ...
The Rhone-Alpes includes eight French departments: Ain, Ardeche, Drome, Isère, Loire, Rhone, Savoie and Haute-Savoie. These departments are very different in character, from the high mountains in the east to the quiet villages of the Ardeche and Drome in the south, and the plains around Lyon and along the Rhone valley to the west.
The Rhône is a river that flows through Switzerland and France. It stretches for 812 kilometres, 290 of which are in Switzerland, where its source is located, in the south of the country and in the centre of the Alps, not far from the border with Italy. The Rhône originates at the Furka Glacier in the Saint-Gotthard massif between the ...
