Loire is a landlocked département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France occupying the river Loire's upper reaches. Its prefecture is Saint-Étienne. It had a population of 765,634 in 2019.
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Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and largest city is Marseille; other important cities include Aix-en-Provence, Arles, Martigues and Aubagne.
Rhône is a department of east-central France, in the central-southeastern Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Named after the river Rhône, its prefecture is Lyon. Its sole subprefecture is Villefranche-sur-Saône. In 2019, it had a population of 1,875,747.
Isère is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019. Its prefecture is Grenoble. It borders Rhône to the northwest, Ain to the north, Savoie to the east, Hautes-Alpes to the south, Drôme and Ardèche to the southwest and Loire to the west.
Brégnier-Cordon is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
The arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône is an arrondissement of France in the Rhône department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 132 communes. Its population is 250,492 (2016), and its area is 1,714.6 km2 (662.0 sq mi).
Laudun-l'Ardoise is a commune in the Gard department in the Occitania region in Southern France. It is located on the departmental border with Vaucluse, which is also the regional border with Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. In 2019, it had a population of 6,331.
Beauchastel is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.
Baix is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.
Ajoux is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southern France.
Chasse-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Assieu is a commune in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France.
La Voulte-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.
Serves-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.
Étoile-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.
Seyssel is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Saint-Clair-du-Rhône is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.
Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône is a commune in the Loire department in central France.
Saint-Cyr-sur-le-Rhône is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
