Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes








Region in France













































Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Region





Flag of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Flag

Coat of arms of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Coat of arms


Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France 2016.svg
Country
 France
Prefecture
Lyon
Departments

Government
 • President

Laurent Wauquiez (The Republicans)
Area
 • Total
69,711 km2 (26,916 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total
7,695,264
 • Density
110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (French pronunciation: [ovɛʁɲ ʁon alp] (About this sound listen), Arpitan: Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes, Occitan: Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups, Italian: Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region of France created by the territorial reform of French Regions in 2014; 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.[1]


The region covers an area of more than 69,711 km2 (26,916 sq mi), making it the third largest in metropolitan France, with a population of 7,695,264, second only to Île-de-France.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Toponymy


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Departments


    • 2.2 Metropolitan centers




  • 3 Politics


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Toponymy


The text of the territorial reform law gives interim names for most of the merged regions, combining the names of their constituent regions separated by hyphens. Permanent names would be proposed by the new regional councils and confirmed by the Conseil d'État by 1 October 2016.[3]


The interim name of the new administrative region was a hyphenated placename, composed of the historic region of Auvergne, the river Rhône, and the French Alps (Alpes). The same name has been chosen as the definitive name, which was officialized by the Conseil d'État on 28 September 2016.[4]



Geography


The region borders Occitanie and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur to the south, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté to the north, Nouvelle-Aquitaine to the west, Switzerland (Cantons of Geneva, Valais and Vaud) and Italy (Aosta Valley and Piedmont) to the northeast and east.



Departments


Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes comprises twelve departments : Ain, Allier, Ardèche, Cantal, Drôme, Haute-Loire, Haute-Savoie, Isère, Loire, Puy-de-Dôme, Rhône, Savoie



Metropolitan centers




  • Lyon (1,620,331; region prefecture)


  • Grenoble (510,368)


  • Saint-Étienne (372,308)


  • Clermont-Ferrand (264,704)


  • Chambéry (186,355)



Politics



The region is governed by the regional council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes consisting of 204 members. The current regional council was elected in regional elections on 6 and 13 December 2015, with the list of Laurent Wauquiez consisting of The Republicans (LR), the Democratic Movement (MoDem), and Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) securing an absolute majority of 113 seats.[5][6]

























































































































































Conseil régional d'Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (régionales 2015).svg

Leader
List
First round
Second round
Seats
Votes
%
Votes
%
Seats
%


Laurent Wauquiez

LR–MoDem–UDI
795,661
31.73

1,201,597

40.62

113

55.39

Christophe Boudot

FN
639,923
25.52
667,102
22.55
34
16.67


Jean-Jack Queyranne

PS–PRG
600,112
23.93
1,089,756
36.84
57
27.94

Jean-Charles Kohlhaas

EELV–PG–ND
173,038
6.90


Cécile Cukierman

PCF
135,274
5.39

Gerbert Rambaud

DLF
71,538
2.85


Éric Lafond

NC
39,187
1.56

Chantal Gomez

LO
31,359
1.25

Alain Fédèle

UPR
21,723
0.87

Total
2,507,815
100.00
2,958,455
100.00
204
100.00

Valid votes
2,507,815
96.55
2,958,455
96.58

Blank votes
59,333
2.28
59,166
1.93
Null votes
30,175
1.16
45,577
1.49
Turnout
2,597,323
48.91
3,063,198
57.68
Abstentions
2,713,316
51.09
2,247,266
42.32
Registered voters
5,310,639

5,310,464



Source: Ministry of the Interior, Le Monde (parties)


See also



  • Auvergne

  • Rhône-Alpes

  • Regions of France



References





  1. ^ "La carte à 13 régions définitivement adoptée" (in French). Le Monde. Agence France-Presse. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Insee - Populations légales 2012 - Populations légales 2012 des régions". Insee. Retrieved 16 January 2015.


  3. ^ Loi n° 2015-29 du 16 janvier 2015 relative à la délimitation des régions, aux élections régionales et départementales et modifiant le calendrier électoral (in French)


  4. ^ Décret n° 2016-1266 du 28 septembre 2016 portant fixation du nom et du chef-lieu de la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (in French)


  5. ^ "Résultats des élections régionales 2015". Ministère de l'Intérieur. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2018.


  6. ^ Pierre Breteau; Samuel Laurent; Maxime Vaudano (5 August 2015). "Elections régionales : quel est le candidat dans votre (nouvelle) région ?". Le Monde. Retrieved 28 January 2018.




External links







  • Official website

  • Merger of the regions - France 3









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