Towns in Rhône-Alpes

Aix-les-Bains

Annecy

Chambery

Evian-les-Bains

Grenoble

Lyons

Montelimar

Roanne

Saint-Etienne

Valence

Villefranche-Sur-Saone

Hotels in Rhône-Alpes, France

French Car Rentals

Rhône-Alpes

Area: 43,698 km2 [29,146 square miles]

Population: 5,495,000

Regional capital: Lyons

Rhône-Alpes ranks second in importance in population and economic development among metropolitan France’s 22 regions.

The Lyons complex is France’s second most important manufacturing and services centre (electrical and mechanical engineering, chemicals, clothing).

Lyons is renowned for its universities, harbors the second largest financial centre, and a major tourism center.