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n. - A mountainous region of eastern France drained by the Saone and Isere and a third river.

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  • He founded the program in 2001 and persuaded the Ministry of Employment and the region of Rhone-Alpes to both certify and subsidize it.
  • Located in the Rhone-Alpes region, itself rich in rammed earth architecture, it forms a link between vernacular traditions and modernity.
  • So, starting Saturday, the tour heads along the Ligurian Sea, into the Italian Alps, with a stage or two in Italy, then back into the center of the country through the...
  • A meeting of about 100 imams prayer leaders in the Rhone-Alpes region around Lyon joined the campaign on Sunday, prompting a prominent Socialist politician and a...
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