Culture
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The area has a mixed economy: Lyon is traditionally a centre for the pharmaceutical industries, though also a major centre for service industries. This
region was named after the Rhone River and the Alps mountain range.
Rhône-Alpes
is the home of several successful football(soccer)teams, including Olympique
Lyonnais. They have also won the French league title six times in a row.
The
region Rhône-Alpes has also been in the Winter Olympics three times. They are
obviously a very athletic region. There are also the famous orchards of peaches, apricots and cherries
from the Rhône Valley, black olives from Nyons and , truffles, and pears of
Isere.