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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (French pronunciation: [ovɛʁɲ ʁonalp] ⓘ; ARA) [note 1] is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes. The new region came into effect on 1 January 2016, after the regional elections in December 2015. [4]
Valence (US: / v ə ˈ l ɒ̃ s, v æ ˈ l ɒ̃ s /, [3] [4] French: ⓘ; Occitan: Valença) is a commune in southeastern France, the prefecture of the Drôme department and within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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Rhône-Alpes (French pronunciation: [ʁon alp] ⓘ) [2] was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. [3] It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône and the Alps mountain range.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes geography stubs (13 C, 90 P) Pages in category "Geography of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Morzine (French pronunciation:; Arpitan: Morzena), alternatively known as Morzine-Avoriaz (pronounced [mɔʁzin avɔʁja]), is an alpine commune on the Swiss border in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.
Auvergne terrain map. Auvergne is known for its mountain ranges and dormant volcanoes. Together the Monts Dore and the Chaîne des Puys include 80 volcanoes. The Puy de Dôme is the highest volcano in the region, with an altitude of 1,465 metres (4,806 ft). The Sancy Massif in the Monts Dore is the highest point in Auvergne (1,886 metres (6,188 ...
Auvergne: departments of Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal, northwest of Haute-Loire, and extreme south of Allier. The province of Auvergne is entirely contained inside the Auvergne region; Bourbonnais: department of Allier. A small part of Bourbonnais lies outside Auvergne, in the neighbouring Centre-Val de Loire region (south of the department of Cher).