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Toponymy, logo and symbols
Geography
Location
Departments
Metropolitan centers
Important train stations
Economy
Politics
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Notes
References
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Ain
Allier
Ardèche
Cantal
Drôme
Haute-Loire
Haute-Savoie
Isère
Loire
Lyon Metropolis
Puy-de-Dôme
Rhône
Savoie
Government
• President of the Regional Council Laurent Wauquiez (LR)
• Prefect Pascal Mailhos
Area
• Total 69,711 km2 (26,916 sq mi)
• Rank 4th
Population (Jan. 2020)[2]
• Total 8,078,652
• Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Auvergnat / Rhônalpin
Aurhalpin (rare & non-official)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code FR-ARA
GDP () Ranked
Total $327 billion (US$ bn)
Per capita $40,200 (US$)
Website auvergnerhonealpes.fr
The region covers an area of 69,711 km2 (26,916 sq mi), making it the third largest
in metropolitan France; it had a population of 7,994,459 in 2018, second to Île-de-
France.[4] It consists of twelve departments and one territorial collectivity (Lyon
Metropolis) with Lyon as the prefecture.
This new region combines diverse geographical, sociological, economic and cultural
regions, which was already true of Rhône-Alpes, as well as Auvergne, to a lesser
extent. While the old Rhône-Alpes and Auvergne regions each enjoyed a unity defined
by axes of communication and the pull of their respective metropoles,[Note 1] the
new combination is heterogeneous; it sustained lively opposition from some local
officials after its creation.[5][6][7][8]
Toponymy, logo and symbols
The region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and its departments on the background of historical
provinces
The text of the territorial reform law gives interim names for most of the merged
regions, combining the names of their constituent regions alphabetically, separated
by hyphens. Permanent names would be proposed by the new regional councils and
confirmed by the Conseil d'État by 1 October 2016.[9][10]
The interim name of the new administrative region was a hyphenated placename,
composed of the historic region of Auvergne, the river Rhône and the French Alps
(Alpes). The same name has been chosen as the definitive name, which was
officialized by the Conseil d'État on 28 September 2016.[11]
According to several online polls from Lyon Capitale, the name "Rhône-Alpes-
Auvergne" led voting, ahead of "Alpes-Auvergne" and "AURA" (an acronym for
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes),[12] which was proposed by Jean-Jack Queyranne, former
president of the regional council of Rhône-Alpes. Schoolchildren were consulted
about the name of the new region in February 2016; local residents were consulted
in March.[13]
After adjusting the votes in proportion to the number of inhabitants of the regions
(Rhône-Alpes having five times the population of Auvergne) the name "Rhône-Alpes-
Auvergne" was still leading, ahead of "Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes" and the acronym
"AURA".[14]
Despite this result, Laurent Wauquiez and his team decided not to follow the
preference of the citizens of the new region, and the name Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes was
put to the vote by the regional council and adopted unanimously on 23 June 2016;
[15][16] it was made official on 28 September 2016 through a decree appearing in
the Journal Officiel de la République Française.[1]
In October 2017, the region was given a coat of arms that combines those of
Auvergne, Savoie, Lyonnais and Dauphiné.[17] The region also has a flag, which
initially consisted of the coat of arms on a white background, but was replaced by
a heraldic flag in January 2018. On 9 February 2018, the region formalised the flag
and the coat of arms on its website, as implemented by Mattieu Casali, a historical
scholar.[18] It was received favourably by the national heraldic commission.[19]
First flag, which appeared at the same time as the coat of arms.
Flag officialised in 2018
In Arpitan and in Occitan, two of the three languages that are historically spoken
in the region, the name is pronounced:[Note 2]
Geography
Location
Map of the region (ML is the Lyon Metropolis).
Extreme points:
Departments
Lyon Part-Dieu
Lyon Perrache
Valence-Ville
Valence-TGV
Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux
Grenoble
Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Chambéry-Challes-Les-Eaux
Modane
Clermont-Ferrand
Geneve Cornavin
Dabussy
Economy
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 270.0 billion euros (327.0
billion dollars) in 2018, accounting for 11.9% of French economic output. GDP per
capita adjusted for purchasing power was 30,200 euros or 100% of the EU27 average
in the same year. The GDP per employee was 109% of the EU average.[21]
Politics
Main article: Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne
Rhône-Alpes
Regions of France
Notes
With the exception of Haute-Loire which is found in the economic region of Saint-
Étienne.
References
External links
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Official website
Merger of the regions - France 3
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