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www .rhonealpes .fr. Rhône-Alpes ( French pronunciation: [ʁon alp] ⓘ) [2] was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. [3] It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône and the Alps mountain range.
Bellegarde-sur-Valserine ( French pronunciation: [bɛlɡaʁd syʁ valsəʁin], literally Bellegarde on Valserine; Arpitan: Bèlagouârda) is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Valserhône. [2]
On 1 January 2016, the region was dissolved and its territory has been part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The administrative region of Auvergne is larger than the historical province of Auvergne, one of the seven counties of Occitania, and includes provinces and areas that historically were not part of Auvergne. The Auvergne region ...
Rhône. / 43.33083°N 4.84556°E / 43.33083; 4.84556. The Rhône ( / roʊn / ROHN, French: [ʁon] ⓘ) [1] is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Arles, near its mouth, the river divides into ...
Dauphiné Alps. / 44.92306°N 6.36000°E / 44.92306; 6.36000. The Dauphiné Alps ( French: Alpes du Dauphiné) are a group of mountain ranges in Southeastern France, west of the main chain of the Alps. Mountain ranges within the Dauphiné Alps include the Massif des Écrins in Écrins National Park, Belledonne, Le Taillefer range and ...
auvergnerhonealpes .fr. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ( ARA; French: [ovɛʁɲ ʁon alp] ⓘ) [4] 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.
Roanne ( French pronunciation: [ʁɔan]; Arpitan: Rouana; Occitan: Roana) is a commune in the Loire department, central France . It is located 90 km (56 mi) northwest of Lyon on the river Loire. It has an important Museum, the Musée des Beaux-arts et d'Archéologie Joseph-Déchelette (French), with many Egyptian artifacts.
Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny. / 45.5706°N 6.1561°E / 45.5706; 6.1561. 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ dalbiɲi]) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in ...