The department was created on August 12, 1793, when the former Rhône-et-Loire was split into two departments: Rhône and Loire.
Originally, the eastern border of Rhône was the city of Lyon itself, so that the communes immediately east of Lyon belonged to neighboring departments. With the growth of Lyon and the extension of its urban area into communes such as Villeurbanne, the limits of the department were judged impractical as they left the suburbs of Lyon outside of Rhône. Thus, Rhône was enlarged several times to incorporate into it the suburbs of Lyon from neighboring department:
In 1852, four communes from Isère were incorporated into Rhône.
In 1967, 23 communes of Isère and six communes of Ain were incorporated into Rhône.
In 1971, one commune from Isère was incorporated into Rhône.
With these enlargements, the area of the department increased from 2,791 km2 to 3,249 km2 (16.4% larger). At the 1999 French census, the original department of Rhône would have had only 1,071,288 inhabitants, which means that the population in the territories added in the last two centuries was 507,581 inhabitants in 1999.
In 2015 the Metropolis of Lyon was separated from the department of Rhône.[4] Rhône lost 16% of its territory, and 75% of its population.[5] Lyon, although no longer part of the department, remains its administrative center.
Before the Metropolis of Lyon was separated from the department, over 75% of its population lived within the Greater Lyon, which included all of the largest cities of the Rhône department, apart from Villefranche-sur-Saône.
The most populous commune of the new department of Rhône is Villefranche-sur-Saône. As of 2019, there are 5 communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants:[3]
^"Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
^"Évolution et structure de la population en 2016". INSEE.
^Nationale, Assemblée. "Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français". Assemblée nationale.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rhône.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Rhône.
Prefecture website (in French)
Departmental Council website (in French)
69.pagesd.info - Webportal and directory of communes and web sites of the Rhône (69) département website (in French)
February 15, 2024
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For the river see Rhone For other uses see Rhone disambiguation Rhone French pronunciation ʁon Arpitan Rono is a department of east central France in the central southeastern Auvergne Rhone Alpes region Named after the river Rhone its prefecture is Lyon Its sole subprefecture is Villefranche sur Saone In 2019 it had a population of 1 875 747 3 Rhone Rono Arpitan Department of FrancePrefecture building of the Rhone department in the 3rd arrondissement of LyonFlagCoat of armsLocation of Rhone in FranceCoordinates 45 50 N 04 40 E 45 833 N 4 667 E 45 833 4 667CountryFranceRegionAuvergne Rhone AlpesPrefectureLyonSubprefecturesVillefranche sur SaoneGovernment President of the Departmental CouncilChristophe Guilloteau 1 LR Area1 Total2 715 km2 1 048 sq mi Population 2021 2 Total1 893 692 Rank55th Density700 km2 1 800 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Department number69DArrondissements2Cantons13Communes208 1 French Land Register data which excludes estuaries and lakes ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Politics 4 1 Current National Assembly Representatives 5 Tourism 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe department was created on August 12 1793 when the former Rhone et Loire was split into two departments Rhone and Loire Originally the eastern border of Rhone was the city of Lyon itself so that the communes immediately east of Lyon belonged to neighboring departments With the growth of Lyon and the extension of its urban area into communes such as Villeurbanne the limits of the department were judged impractical as they left the suburbs of Lyon outside of Rhone Thus Rhone was enlarged several times to incorporate into it the suburbs of Lyon from neighboring department In 1852 four communes from Isere were incorporated into Rhone In 1967 23 communes of Isere and six communes of Ain were incorporated into Rhone In 1971 one commune from Isere was incorporated into Rhone With these enlargements the area of the department increased from 2 791 km2 to 3 249 km2 16 4 larger At the 1999 French census the original department of Rhone would have had only 1 071 288 inhabitants which means that the population in the territories added in the last two centuries was 507 581 inhabitants in 1999 In 2015 the Metropolis of Lyon was separated from the department of Rhone 4 Rhone lost 16 of its territory and 75 of its population 5 Lyon although no longer part of the department remains its administrative center Geography editRivers include the Rhone and the Saone which joins the Rhone in Lyon The neighboring departments are Ain Isere Loire and Saone et Loire Demographics editPopulation development since 1801 with Lyon Metropolis Historical populationYearPop p a 1801299 390 1831434 429 1 25 1841500 831 1 43 1851574 745 1 39 1861662 493 1 43 1872670 247 0 11 1881741 470 1 13 1891806 737 0 85 1901843 179 0 44 1911915 581 0 83 1921956 566 0 44 19311 046 028 0 90 YearPop p a 19361 028 379 0 34 1946918 866 1 12 1954966 782 0 64 19621 116 664 1 82 19681 325 571 2 90 19751 429 647 1 09 19821 445 208 0 15 19901 508 966 0 54 19991 578 869 0 50 20061 669 653 0 80 20161 835 903 0 95 Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org source 6 7 Before the Metropolis of Lyon was separated from the department over 75 of its population lived within the Greater Lyon which included all of the largest cities of the Rhone department apart from Villefranche sur Saone The most populous commune of the new department of Rhone is Villefranche sur Saone As of 2019 there are 5 communes with more than 10 000 inhabitants 3 Commune Population 2019 Villefranche sur Saone 36 291Belleville en Beaujolais 13 314Genas 13 181Brignais 12 097Tarare 10490Politics editThe President of the Departmental Council is Christophe Guilloteau a member of the Republicans LR Current National Assembly Representatives edit Constituency Member 8 PartyRhone s 1st constituency Thomas Rudigoz La Republique En Marche Rhone s 2nd constituency Hubert Julien Laferriere Ecology Democracy SolidarityRhone s 3rd constituency Jean Louis Touraine La Republique En Marche Rhone s 4th constituency Anne Brugnera La Republique En Marche Rhone s 5th constituency Blandine Brocard La Republique En Marche Rhone s 6th constituency Bruno Bonnell La Republique En Marche Rhone s 7th constituency Anissa Khedher La Republique En Marche Rhone s 8th constituency Patrice Verchere The RepublicansRhone s 9th constituency Bernard Perrut The RepublicansRhone s 10th constituency Thomas Gassilloud La Republique En Marche Rhone s 11th constituency Jean Luc Fugit La Republique En Marche Rhone s 12th constituency Cyrille Isaac Sibille MoDemRhone s 13th constituency Daniele Cazarian La Republique En Marche Rhone s 14th constituency Yves Blein La Republique En Marche This list includes representatives from Lyon Metropolis created in 2015 as a separate department Tourism edit nbsp Beaujolais vineyards nbsp Oingt one of The Most Beautiful Villages of France nbsp Chateau de JarniouxSee also editCantons of the Rhone department Communes of the Rhone department Arrondissements of the Rhone department French language Arpitan languageReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les conseillers departementaux data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 4 May 2022 Telechargement du fichier d ensemble des populations legales en 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 a b Populations legales 2019 69 Rhone INSEE Bienvenue a la Metropole de Lyon La Metropole de Lyon www grandlyon com Comparateur de territoires Departement du Rhone 69 Metropole de Lyon 200046977 INSEE Historique du Rhone Le SPLAF Evolution et structure de la population en 2016 INSEE Nationale Assemblee Assemblee nationale Les deputes le vote de la loi le Parlement francais Assemblee nationale External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rhone nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Rhone Prefecture website in French Departmental Council website in French 69 pagesd info Webportal and directory of communes and web sites of the Rhone 69 departement website in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rhone department amp oldid 1179065104, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
