Population - 5,645,000   (1,067,000)

Area - 43,698   (1,663)

Population density - 129   (642)

(comparative figs - Surrey UK)

Departments

Ain

Ardeche

Drome

Isere

Loire

Rhone
Savoie

Haute-Savoie

Main City

Lyon

470 miles - 7 hours - from Calais

Rhone-Alpes Holidays - Ain

Rhone-Alpes Holidays - Ardeche

Rhone-Alpes Holidays - Drome

Rhone-Alpes Holidays - Isere
Rhone-Alpes Holidays - Loire
Rhone-Alpes Holidays - Rhone
Rhone-Alpes Holidays - Savoie
Rhone-Alpes Holidays - Haute-Savoie

What is it really like for holidays in the Rhone -Alpes

This is a big diverse area

The east is for skiing - tucked in under Mont Blanc and the Swiss & Italian border - Val d'Isere & Chamonix

The west is for wine - orchards & vineyards - Beaujolais with the Cotes-du-Rhone further south

To the south the Ardeche and Drome - more akin to Provence

The Ardeche has deep deep gorges with hot high plains - national parks - forests - flower-filled meadows

Ain

Bourg-en-Bresse

Ardeche

Privas & Largentiere

Drome

Valence & Nyons

Isere

Grenoble & Vienne

Loire

St-Etienne & Montbrison

Rhone

Lyon

Savoie

Chambery & Val-d'Isere

Haute-Savoie

Annency & Chamonix

Rhone-Alpes Holidays - b&b

Rhone-Alpes Holidays - cottages

Rhone-Alpes Holidays - tourist info