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Rhône-Alpes

Map of Rhône-Alpes

Population 5.6m | Area 43 700km² | Regional capital Lyon

Rhône-Alpes is famous for

• Lyon’s traboules - the underground world of passageways, courtyards and alleyways

• Beaujolais wine – boasting some 150 km² of vineyards, the region produces a light fruity wine which is drunk young; the "Nouveau" is bottled in November almost immediately after harvesting

• Gastronomy – rosette and Jésus salamis, coq au vin, and freshwater crayfish
  

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