But in the past coal mining was a very important sector, particularly around
MICHELIN inspector reviews and insights Rhône-Alpes is composed of the former Duchy of Savoy (annexed to France in 1860), of the historical province of Lyonnais, of the southern part of Burgundy and the northern half of Dauphiné
The eight departments of the Rhone-Alpes region of France are: Ain, Ardèche, Drôme, Isère, Loire, Rhône, Savoie and Haute-Savoie
But its history is much older than that: archaeologists have uncovered remains of Neanderthals who hunted ibex here more than 50,000 years ago
Rhône-Alpes is located in the southeast of France
Mont-Blanc overlooks the Alps, which are home to the largest ski area in the world
Starting in the 6th century BC, the Celts gradually populated Rhône-Alpes but could not stop Hannibal, the Carthagenian general who crossed the Alps in 218 BC, nor, a century later, the Romans
There are the famous Volaille de Bresse, orchards of peaches, apricots and cherries from the Rhône Valley, black olives from Nyons and Tricastin, truffles, pears of Isère
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