The Vallée du Rhône of Rhône Valley is a region located on either side of the

Rhône The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...

, downstream from

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

, in the south-east of France The city of Valence in

Drôme Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.

is considered the heart of the valley.

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Rhône Valleys Geography of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Geography of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Geography of Occitania (administrative region) Valleys of France {{France-geologic-formation-stub