Rhône (department)
Rhône
Rôno (Arpitan) | |
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The prefecture building of the Rhône department in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, which also houses the Departmental Council of Rhône. | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Rhône (excluding the Lyon Metropolis) in France | |
| Coordinates: 45°50′N 04°40′E / 45.833°N 4.667°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Prefecture | Lyon |
| Subprefectures | Villefranche-sur-Saône |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Christophe Guilloteau (LR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,715 km2 (1,048 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 474,369 |
| • Rank | 55th |
| • Density | 174.7/km2 (452.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 69D |
| Arrondissements | 2 |
| Cantons | 13 |
| Communes | 208 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which excludes estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
Rhône (French: [ʁon] ⓘ; Arpitan: Rôno) 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 Lyon Metropolis, it had a population of 1,875,747 in 2019.