Editing Rhone-Alpes (section)

== The Main CS Cities of the Region ==

=== Lyon ===
[[File:Pente Croix Rousse.JPG|thumbs|250px|right|Pentes de la Croix Rousse]]
[http://couchwiki.org/en/Lyon Lyon] is the capital of the region Rhône-Alpes , the préfecture of the Rhône département, with a total population of about 1,8 million (city + suburbs). It's the second biggest city in France (when including the suburbs) after Paris. Lyon is a major centre of business and has a big student population. Situated between Paris and Marseille, the city is perfectly located 2 hours from the French Alps ski resorts and 3 hours from the Mediterranean sea. Lyon is also well known as the French capital of gastronomy and has a significant role in the history of cinema. For more general information about Lyon, you can check out the Lyon Wikipedia page [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon].
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=== Grenoble ===

[[File:Grenoble2008.jpg|thumbs|250px|left|Bulles de la Bastille]]

[[Grenoble]] is surrounded by mountains. This is the the préfecture of the Isère département, witch 560,222 inhabitants at the 2007 estimate. This is a big student's city.
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=== Chambéry ===
[[File:ChamberyElephant.JPG|thumbs|250px|right|Fontaine des éléphants]] 
[http://couchwiki.org/en/Chambery Chambéry]is a middle town, the préfecture of the département of Savoie. The metropolitan area has more than 125,000 inhabitants.
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=== Saint-Etienne ===


[[File:Cathédrale Saint-Charles.jpg|thumbs|250px|left|Cathédrale Saint Charles]]

[http://couchwiki.org/en/Saint-Etienne Saint-Etienne] is a city of about 180 000 inhabitants 45 minutes from Lyon by train and we love to pretend there is a war-like atmosphere between the two cities. This is the préfecture of the département Loire.
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=== Annecy ===
[[File:Annecy1.jpg|thumbs|250px|right|Annecy]]

[http://couchwiki.org/en/Annecy Annecy]is the préfecture of the département Haute-Savoie.
Close to Geneva, Lyon and Grenoble, the town is located between its lake and mountains.
Annecy has a preserved medieval old town often known as the Venice of Alps. It's a quiet and peacefull city with 52000 inhabitants during most of the year (140 000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area). However, in summer and winter, population is growing a lot because of the tourism. 
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=== Valence ===
[[File:kiosquevalence.jpg|thumbs|250px|left|Valence]]

[http://couchwiki.org/en/Valence Valence] is the préfecture of the département Drôme, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, 65 miles south of Lyon on the railway to Marseille.
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=== Aix-les-Bains ===

[[File:Aix-les-bains.jpg|thumbs|250px|right|Aix-les-bains]]

[http://couchwiki.org/en/Aix-les-Bains Aix-les-Bains]
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