Rhône

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French department

Rhône is a department in eastern France named after the Rhône River, known for its capital city Lyon and its significant role in the country's economic and cultural life.

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French department →
administrativeCenter Lyon →
administrativeChange Creation of Métropole de Lyon in 2015 →
bordersDepartment Ain →
Ardèche →
Haute-Savoie →
Isère →
Loire NERFINISHED →
Saône-et-Loire →
capital Lyon →
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Rhône department →
containsCity Bron →
Décines-Charpieu NERFINISHED →
Givors →
Lyon →
Meyzieu →
Oullins →
Rillieux-la-Pape →
Saint-Priest →
Villefranche-sur-Saône →
Villeurbanne →
surface form: "Vénissieux"
containsSubregion Beaujolais →
Monts du Lyonnais →
containsTransportHub Lyon-Part-Dieu railway station →
Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport →
surface form: "Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport"
country France →
createdDuring French Revolution →
departmentNumber 69 →
flag Flag of Rhône department →
formerRegion Rhône-Alpes NERFINISHED →
hasLegislativeBody Departmental Council of Rhône →
hasMetropolitanArea Lyon metropolitan area →
inception 1793 →
ISOCode FR-69 →
knownFor gastronomy →
industrial activity →
wine production →
largestCity Lyon →
locatedIn eastern France →
locatedOn western bank of the Rhône River in parts →
namedAfter Rhône River →
officialLanguage French →
partOfRegion Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region →
surface form: "Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes"
playsRoleIn French culture →
French economy →
reducedTerritoryAfter 2015 →
timeZone Central European Time →
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time →
traversedBy Rhône River →
Saône River →

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saône-et-Loire → borderedBy → Rhône →
Isère → borders → Rhône →
subject surface form: "Ain"
subject surface form: "Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes"