With an area of 3,249 km², the département
of Rhône is located in the région of Rhône-Alpes.
The préfecture is Lyon and the
sous-préfecture is Villefranche-sur-Saône.
Neighbouring departments are Ain, Isère, Loire and Saône-et-Loire.
The department is named after the river Rhône, which flows into
the Mediterranean; west of Marseille.
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