Vallée Du Rhône (France)
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The Vallée du Rhône (; ) of Rhône Valley is a region located on either side of the
Rhône The Rhône ( , ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ròse''; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Rôno'') is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before dischargi ...
, downstream from
Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
, 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 Geography of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Geography of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Geography of Occitania (administrative region) Valleys of France {{France-geologic-formation-stub