Rhône-Alpes
- Total January 1, 2011 - Density
6,283,541 inhabitants 143.8 inhabitants per km ²
- Total - Share in France:
43,698 km ² 6.9%
Rhône -Alpes [ ʀo NALP ː ] is a region in southeastern France, named after the river Rhone and the Alps. The region consists of the departments of Ain , Ardèche, Drôme, Isère, Loire, Rhône, Savoie and Haute -Savoie. It has an area of 43,698 km ² and 6,283,541 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011). Capital of the region is Lyon.
The region according to the regions Guyane and Midi -Pyrénées, the third largest in France dar. terms of population and economic power it is second only to the Ile- de -France region.
- 7.1 Road traffic
- 7.2 Rail transport
- 7.3 Public transport
- 7.4 Air Traffic
Geography
The region is bordered on the northeast by the Switzerland and in the east on the main ridge of the Alps in Italy (Piedmont and the Aosta Valley ). To the south it borders the region Provence- Alpes- Côte d' Azur. Important rivers are the Rhone, the Isere and the Saône. With Switzerland, the region also shares Lake Geneva.
Coat of arms
Description: The coat of arms is divided and the front shows a red beflossten blue dolphin, behind a silver lion: a blue shield main beam pointing three golden lilies and in the sign of the gap a red shield with a white continuous common grass.
History
The region is made up of historically very heterogeneous areas - apart from a common affiliation to the early medieval Kingdom of Burgundy - to very different times came to France. One distinguishes the Lyonnais, the Dauphiné and Savoy, which was French until 1861.
With the establishment of the Regions in France in 1960 was the region Rhône -Alpes. In 1972, the region was granted the status of a Établissements public under the direction of a regional prefect. Due to the decentralization laws of 1982, the regions were given the status of Collectivités territorial ( regional ) as him until then only the municipalities and the department had possessed. In 1986, the regional councils were directly elected for the first time. Since then, the powers of the region against the central government in Paris was gradually extended.
Population
Rhône -Alpes has about six million inhabitants according to the Ile- de -France, the French region with the second largest population.
Lyon is with its neighboring communities, the third largest urban agglomeration in France with 1,348,832 inhabitants. In addition, in the region agglomerations to Grenoble ( with 419 334 inhabitants in twelfth position in France) to Saint- Étienne ( with 291 960 inhabitants in 18th position in France). In the north- east of the region include Annemasse and other French communities to cross-border conurbation, the Swiss Geneva with 106 673 inhabitants in the French part.
In the immediate catchment area ( aire urbaine ) of Lyon live 1648216, in that of Grenoble 514 559 and that of Saint -Etienne 321 703 people. Thus, home to almost half of the population of the region in the immediate catchment area of one of these three cities.
The area of the high Alps in the east of the region and the southern parts of the region, however, are relatively sparsely populated.
Cities
The most densely populated cities in the Rhône -Alpes region are:
Political Structure
The Rhône-Alpes region is divided into eight departments:
Economy
Expressed in comparison with the gross domestic product of the European Union in purchasing power standards reached the region in 2006 an index of 111.2 (EU-27 = 100).
Traffic
Road
The motorway network of the Rhône-Alpes region is due to the central location of the region in Europe one of the densest of France. So the A7 (also called " Autoroute du Soleil", dt: Sun highway called ), which lies on the axis Paris -Lyon -Marseille, one of the busiest in France and for regular traffic jams known.
Rail transport
The Rhône-Alpes region has a very good connection to the French TGV network: the south on the LGV Méditerranée to Marseille and north to Paris via the LGV Rhône -Alpes and LGV Sud -Est. Since December 2011, the LGV Rhin -Rhône to Strasbourg is in operation.
Public transport
The three largest cities in the region (Lyon, Grenoble, Saint- Étienne ) come with a tram and bus network. The capital city of Lyon also has a subway.
Traffic
In the region there are several small airports, many of which are used mainly in winter by ski tourists.
By far the largest airport of Lyon Saint- Exupery Airport, in second place followed by the airport Grenoble Saint- Geoirs, which is mainly served by low cost airlines and charter companies.