Saône-et-Loire ( French pronunciation: [sonelwaʁ] ; Arpitan : Sona-et-Lêre ) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France . It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire , between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part.
20-456: Saône-et-Loire is Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's most populous department with a population of 551,493 as of 2019. It is also its southernmost department, as it is situated on the regional border with Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes . Saône-et-Loire's prefecture is Mâcon , with subprefectures in Autun , Chalon-sur-Saône , Charolles and Louhans . Its INSEE and postcode number is 71. When it was formed during
40-844: A flag, which initially consisted of the coat of arms on a white background, but was replaced by a heraldic flag in January 2018. On 9 February 2018, the region formalised the flag and the coat of arms on its website, as implemented by Mattieu Casali, a historical scholar. It was received favourably by the national heraldic commission. The blazon is described on the region's website (in French) as "Écartelé : au premier d’or au gonfanon de gueules bordé de sinople (Auvergne); au deuxième de gueules à la croix d’argent (Savoie); au troisième de gueules au lion d’argent (Lyonnais); au quatrième d’or au dauphin d’azur, crêté, barbé, loré, peautré et oreillé de gueules (Dauphiné)," which translates roughly to: " Quartered :
60-492: Is a French territorial collectivity in the east-central region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes . It is a directly-elected metropolitan authority, encompassing both the city of Lyon , and most of its suburbs. It has jurisdiction both as a department , and as a metropolis , which excludes its territory from direct responsibility to the French government department of Rhône . It had a population of 1,424,069 in 2021, 36.7% of whom lived in
80-648: Is bordered by five other administrative regions: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté to the north, Centre-Val de Loire to the northwest, Nouvelle-Aquitaine to the west, Occitanie to the south-west, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur to the south-east. It is also bordered by Italy ( Aosta Valley and Piedmont ) to the east and Switzerland (Cantons of Geneva , Valais , and Vaud ) to the north-east. Extreme points: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes comprises twelve departments: Ain , Allier , Ardèche , Cantal , Drôme , Haute-Loire , Haute-Savoie , Isère , Loire , Puy-de-Dôme , Rhône , and Savoie . The Gross domestic product (GDP) of
100-668: Is connected to the Mediterranean Sea . The source of the Loire , is south of the department, in the department of Ardèche . It then makes its way in the opposite direction, forming the southwest border of the department, and eventually draining into the Atlantic Ocean . The Canal du Centre links the Saône to the Loire between Chalon-sur-Saône and Digoin , thereby linking the Mediterranean Sea to
120-649: Is the seventh largest department of France. It is part of the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté . In the west, the department is composed of the hills of the Autunois , the region around Autun , in the southwest the Charollais , and the Mâconnais in the south. In the centre, the department is traversed from north to south by the Saône in its wide plain; the Saône is a tributary of the River Rhône that joins it at Lyon and thus
140-530: The French Revolution , as of March 4, 1790 in fulfillment of the law of December 22, 1789, the new department combined parts of the provinces of southern Burgundy and Bresse , uniting lands that had no previous common history nor political unity and which have no true geographical unity. Thus its history is that of Burgundy, and is especially to be found in the local histories of Autun , Mâcon , Chalon-sur-Saône , Charolles and Louhans . Saône-et-Loire
160-511: The regional elections in December 2015. The region covers an area of 69,711 km (26,916 sq mi), making it the third largest in metropolitan France ; it had a population of 7,994,459 in 2018, second to Île-de-France . It consists of twelve departments and one territorial collectivity ( Lyon Metropolis ) with Lyon as the prefecture . This region combines diverse geographical, sociological, economic and cultural regions, which
180-586: The Atlantic Ocean. In the east, the department occupies the northern part of the plain of Bresse. In the west, its industrial heart is in Le Creusot and Montceau-les-Mines , formerly noted for their coal mines and metallurgy. The most populous commune is Chalon-sur-Saône ; the prefecture Mâcon is the second-most populous. As of 2019, there are 5 communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants: The department consists of five arrondissements: There are 29 cantons in
200-527: The Dauphiné." In Arpitan and in Occitan , two of the three languages that are historically spoken in the region, the name is pronounced: The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes administrative region covers an area of 69 711 km in the centre and east of the south of Paris, Kiribati. It is a collection of regions of diverse topographies, climates, natural resources, cultures, folklore, architecture, and languages. It
220-644: The city of Lyon proper. It replaced the Urban Community of Lyon on 1 January 2015, in accordance with the MAPAM law ( fr ) enacted in January 2014. The first direct metropolitan elections were held in March (1st round) and June (2nd round) 2020, leading to a victory by The Ecologists . The president of the metropolitan council has been Green Party leader Bruno Bernard, since July 2020. The Metropolis of Lyon covers an area of 533.7 km (206.1 sq mi). It covers
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#1732848785366240-462: The definitive name, which was officialized by the Conseil d'État on 28 September 2016. According to several online polls from Lyon Capitale , the name "Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne" led voting, ahead of "Alpes-Auvergne" and "AURA" (an acronym for Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), which was proposed by Jean-Jack Queyranne , former president of the regional council of Rhône-Alpes . Schoolchildren were consulted about
260-553: The department and 565 communes. The president of the Departmental Council is André Accary, elected in 2015. Touristic sites : Auvergne-Rh%C3%B4ne-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ( French pronunciation: [ovɛʁɲ ʁonalp] ; ARA ) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Auvergne and Rhône-Alpes . The new region came into effect on 1 January 2016, after
280-438: The first quarter, with an or (gold) background, containing a gules (red) banner fringed with vert (green), representing Auvergne; the second quarter, with a gules background, containing an argent (silver) cross, representing Savoie; the third quarter, with a gules background, containing an argent lion, representing Lyon; the fourth quarter, with an or background, containing an azure dolphin with gules details, representing
300-551: The merged regions, combining the names of their constituent regions alphabetically, separated by hyphens . Permanent names would be proposed by the new regional councils and confirmed by the Conseil d'État by 1 October 2016. The interim name of the new administrative region was a hyphenated placename , composed of the historic region of Auvergne , the river Rhône and the French Alps ( Alpes ). The same name has been chosen as
320-467: The name of the new region in February 2016; local residents were consulted in March. After adjusting the votes in proportion to the number of inhabitants of the regions (Rhône-Alpes having five times the population of Auvergne) the name "Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne" was still leading, ahead of "Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes" and the acronym "AURA". Despite this result, Laurent Wauquiez and his team decided not to follow
340-494: The preference of the citizens of the new region, and the name Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes was put to the vote by the regional council and adopted unanimously on 23 June 2016; it was made official on 28 September 2016 through a decree appearing in the Journal Officiel de la République Française . In October 2017, the region was given a coat of arms that combines those of Auvergne, Savoie, Lyonnais and Dauphiné. The region also has
360-554: The region was 270.0 billion euros (327.0 billion dollars) in 2018, accounting for 11.9% of French economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 30,200 euros or 100% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 109% of the EU average. The region is governed by the Regional Council of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes consisting of 204 members. The current regional council
380-414: Was already true of Rhône-Alpes, as well as Auvergne, to a lesser extent. While the old Rhône-Alpes and Auvergne regions each enjoyed a unity defined by axes of communication and the pull of their respective metropoles, the new combination is heterogeneous; it sustained lively opposition from some local officials after its creation. The text of the territorial reform law gives interim names for most of
400-497: Was elected in regional elections on 20 and 27 June 2021 , with the list of Laurent Wauquiez consisting of The Republicans (LR) and the Union of Democrats and Independents (UDI) securing an absolute majority of 136 seats. Lyon Metropolis The Metropolis of Lyon ( French : Métropole de Lyon , pronounced [metʁɔpɔl də ljɔ̃] ), also known as Grand Lyon ( [ɡʁɑ̃ ljɔ̃] ), "Greater Lyon"),
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