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The Rhône is a department in France, which is an administrative division similar to a county or state. It matters because it includes the city of Lyon, one of France's major urban and economic centers, and serves as an important region for commerce, culture, and transportation in the country.
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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 Metropolis of Lyon, it had a population of 1,914,667 in 2023; excluding the Metropolis of Lyon, it had 478,313 inhabitants.
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