Rhone-Alpes info

Rhone-Alpes is located in the east of France. To the north are the French regions of Bourgogne (Burgundy) and Franche-Comte, to the west it borders the region Auvergne, to the south it borders Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur.

The east of the region contains the western part of the Alps and borders Switzerland and Italy. The highest peak is Mont Blanc. The central part of the region is taken up with the valley of the Rhone and the Saone. The confluence of these two rivers is at Lyon. The western part of the region contains the start of the Massif Central mountain range. The region also borders or contains major lakes such as Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) and Lake Annecy. The Ardèche is home to the deepest gorge in Europe.

 

Bays in Rhone-Alpes, France

Aix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in southeastern France. It lies near the Lac du Bourget, 9 km (5.6 mi) by rail north of Chambery....


Annecy is a city in the Rhone-Alpes region in southeastern France. It lies on northern tip of Lake Annecy (Lac d'Annecy), 35 kilometers south of Geneva....


Evian-les-Bains or Evian is a commune in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie department on the shores of Lake Geneva in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France....


Excenevex Is a town In The Haute-Savoie department In The Rhone-Alpes region in south - eastern France....


La Touche is a Commune in The Drome department in south-eastern France....


Le Reposoir Is a town In The Haute-Savoie department In The Rhone-Alpes region in south - eastern France....


Talloires is a small town and commune of the Haute-Savoie departement, in the Rhone-Alpes region of eastern France....


Known as a modest fishing village in the beginning of the century, Yvoire is now ranked as one of the International Laureates of Floral Decorations, and is a member of the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of France. This medieval city will celebrate its 700 years in 2006....


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