Rhône
wines: 10
wines in the French Wine Guide
Côtes
du Rhône region information:
The Côtes
du Rhône (Rhône Valley) is a long narrow area which
stretches on both banks of the Rhône river banks. Côtes
du Rhône begins just south of Lyon and finishes 200 kilometres
(125 miles) further, just south of Avignon.
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Côtes
du Rhône Region Information:
| Location: |
In the Rhône
valley, south of Lyon to the Mediterranean Sea |
| Size: |
On
6 French departments: Rhône, Loire, Ardèche, Drôme,
Gard and Vaucluse |
| Weather: |
Continental in the
north of the Rhône region (cold winter warm
summer)
Mediterranean in the south (mild winter hot summer) |
| Population: |
roughly 2,500,000
population of 6 departments including Lyon city |
| Main
Cities: |
Lyon (1,300,000
including county)
Avignon (90,000)
Montélimar (32,000)
Orange
(30,000)
Vienne (30,000)
|
| Places
of Interest: |
Avignon
(heritage, Pope's palace)
Côtes du Rhône wine road (north
and south)
Vienne (heritage
city)
Pont du Gard (roman
water-bridge) |