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And the SELF
orientation programme!
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ThursdayThe Rhne-Alpes region and LyonCultural calendar month by month
FridayIntroduction to the Arts in France
TuesdayTest
ALL MOBILE PHONES ON SILENT, PLEASE!
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Born, brought up and educatedin Lyon
30 years as a university lecturer
in the UK
Have travelled to many countries
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Make the most ofyour semester
in Lyon/the Rhne-Alpes region!Lyon Rhne-Alpes
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Scenery
Climate
Culture/the arts
Food and wine
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3 times the size of England
but
smaller than Texas
Exceptional variety of landscapes
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Very attractive city
Set in a beautiful region of contrasts
Large university town
Lots to see and do
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In economic termsLyon has the same weight in Europe as:
Hamburg (Germany)
Dsseldorf (Germany)
Frankfurt (Germany)
Dublin (Capital of Ireland)
Zurich (Switzerland)
Copenhagen (Capital of Denmark)
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Comparative cost of
living
in the following cities
Indice de cot*
Average = 100
New York 112,6
Frankfurt 109,7
London 109,1
Yokohama 108,3
Boston 107,8
Philadelphia 102,8
Paris 100,2
Manchester 101,1
Florence 99,3
Turin 98,4
Amsterdam 96,6
Toronto 96,5
Lyon 95,1
Montral 94,3
Nantes 93,6
Montpellier 92,6
Singapore 77,7
Indice de cot*
Average = 100
Visiting LyonMain tourist Office: PlaceBellecour
Grand Tour bus: 16 Euros for theday or 19 euros for two days (Hop
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View fromFourvireHill
Restaurant
de Fourvire
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The banksof theRhne
FromGerland toParc de laTte dOr
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Velov
Free for 30minutes
1 Euro per
hour afterthat
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Great Location
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Rhne-Alpes
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Rhne- Alpes
The Rhne is a river
The Alps are a mountain range
The Rhne-Alpes region is a region ofrivers, lakes and mountains
Its inhabitants are called Les Rhne-Alpins
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12 national parks in Rhne-Alpes
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Le Rhne(69) LAin (01)
La Loire(42) La Drme (26)
LIsre (38) La Savoie (73)La Haute Savoie(74) LArdche (07)
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Population by departement Rhne : 2 169 655 inhabitants
Isre : 1 169 491 inhabitants
Loire : 741 269 inhabitants
Haute-Savoie : 696 255 inhabitants
Ain : 566 740 inhabitants
Drme : 468 608 inhabitants
Savoie : 403 090 inhabitants
Ardche : 306 185 inhabitants
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Main Cities/connurbations
RHNE: LYON AREA (1.6 million inhabitants)
ISRE: GRENOBLE AREA (531,000 inhabitans)
LOIRE: ST ETIENNE AREA (320,00 inhabitants) DRME: VALENCE AREA (167,000 inhabitants)
SAVOIE: CHAMBERY AREA ( 131,000 inhabitants)
HAUTE SAVOIE: ANNECY AREA (189,000 inhabitants)
AIN: BOURG EN BRESSE AREA (101,000 inhabitants)
ARDECHE: PRIVAS AREA (50,000 inhabitants)
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URBAN AREAS
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Rhone Alpes region2nd region in France in terms of size,
economy and population
Accounts for 10% of all Frances populationand economic assets
2nd region in France in terms of tourismrevenue many sporting, leisure and culturalactivities (one of the largest skiing areas in teworld)
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At the heart of EuropeLink between Northern and Southern Europe
Very good access to Eastern Europe
Excellent transport links by road, rail and air
Very dynamic - over 160,000 new businessescreated since 2006
Very young region: 230,000 students
One of the highest birth rates in the EU
High standard/fairly low cost of living
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Rhne- Alpes - Economic assets 1st region in Europe for production of energy: electricity,
solar and nuclear energies
All Departments in region: Tourism/leisure activities, (wintertourism = white gold), construction and constructionmaterials, wood and paper industries, transport and logistics
RHNE:Pharmaceuticals and health related products,textiles , bio-technology, chemistry, plastic materials, motor
car industry, wine, meat products, childrens prepared foods,organic foods, transformation of raw materials, high Techhardware/software, jewellery, leather products, electronics,sport and leisure activities products, management/financialconsulting,
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Rhne- Alpes - Economic assets ISRE: nuclear energy, solar energy , chemistry,
electronics, bio-technology, high Techhardware/software, pharmaceuticals and healthrelated products, textiles, transformation of rawmaterials, dairy and meat products, walnuts, motorcar industry, sport and leisure activities products,management/financial consulting
LOIRE: 1st in region for food products (milk anddairy products, chocolate and mineral water),chemistry, textiles
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Rhne- Alpes - Economic assets Ain: Meat products and especially chickens (Poulets de
Bresse the best in the world?), motor car industry,nuclear energy, plastic materials
HAUTE SAVOIE: electronics, sport and leisure activitiesproducts, management/financial consulting,transformation of raw materials
DRME: Fruit, cheeses and wine, leather products,nuclear energy
ARDECHE:Fruit (especially chestnuts) and cheeses,jewellery, leather products, nuclear energy
SAVOIE: Milk products, wine, leather products, solarenergy
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Camembert, Brie, Roquefort,+ another 361 sorts
Many of which come from theRhne-Alpes region
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French winesBordeaux (Claret)
Bourgogne(Burgundyincluding
Beaujolais)Champagne,
Alsace, Provence,
Rhne, Jura,Savoie
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A great place to live!
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