Rhône is a French department located in the east-central administrative region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Rhône, its prefecture is Lyon. Its sole subprefecture is Villefranche-sur-Saône. Including the Metropolis of Lyon, it had a population of 1,914,667 in 2023; excluding the Metropolis of Lyon, it had 478,313 inhabitants.

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Country: France
Inception: August 12, 1793
Website: https://www.rhone.fr/

Lyoncapital Villefranche-sur-Saônecapital Francecountry Auvergne-Rhône-Alpeslocated in Rhône-Alpeslocated in departmental district of the Rhônelocated in

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Country: France
Inception: August 12, 1793
Website: https://www.rhone.fr/

Lyoncapital Villefranche-sur-Saônecapital Francecountry Auvergne-Rhône-Alpeslocated in Rhône-Alpeslocated in departmental district of the Rhônelocated in