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

12


  • Ain

  • Allier

  • Ardèche

  • Cantal

  • Drôme

  • Haute-Loire

  • Haute-Savoie

  • Isère

  • Loire

  • Puy-de-Dôme

  • Rhône

  • Savoie
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


Main article: Regional council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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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