Rhône-Alpes

France / Rhone-Alpes / Chateauvilain /
 region, invisible, first-level administrative division, draw only border
The region of Rhône-Alpes, which was established in 1980, is located in the southwestern part of France. The region is bordered by the French regions of Burgundy and Franche-Comté on the north, Switzerland and Italy are to the east, the regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Languedoc-Roussillon are to the south and the region of Auvergne is to the west. The region is composed of the eight départements: Ain, Ardèche, Drôme, Haute-Savoie, Isère, Loire, Rhône and Savoie. The region’s capital is Lyon and its major cities are Annecy, Bourg-en-Bresse, Grenoble and Valence.

Rhône-Alpes Region covers an area of 43,698 km² (16,872 sq miles), it has a population of 6,058,000 (2007).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhône-Alpes
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Coordinates:   45°19'5"N   5°26'18"E

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