Definition of rhone-alpes Rhone-alpes

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What does rhone-alpes mean?

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rhone-alpes - a mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Rhone and Saone and Isere rivers
		french republic, france a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

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Rhône-Alpes is a region of France. Its capital is Lyon. 6 million people live in the region. About 1.6 in the urban area of Lyon. Another 900.00 in the urban areas of Grenoble and Saint-Étienne.

This region is the one most in competition as to industrial output with the Île-de-France one.