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The Lyonnais is a historical province of France which owes its name to the city of Lyon. The geographical area known as the Lyonnais became part of the Kingdom of Burgundy after the division of the Carolingian Empire. The disintegration of Imperial control, especially after the fall of the Hohenstaufens in 1254, led to French encroachment and even...
historic and cultural region encompassing the eastern French départements of Loire and Rhône and coextensive with the former province of Lyonnais.
[n] - a former province of east central France
(grape variety) Synonym for the vine varieties Gamay, Gouget Noir, Melon de Bourgogne and Peurion; see there
noun a former province of east central France; now administered by Rhone-Alpes
a former province in E France.