Rhône

Summary

Rhône is a river^[1]. Rhône ranks in the top 0.15% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,085 views/month, #20 of 13,643).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rhône is located in Canton of Vaud^[3].
• Rhône is located in Canton of Geneva^[4].
• Rhône is located in Canton of Valais^[5].
• Rhône is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes^[6].
• Rhône is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur^[7].
• Rhône is in the country of Switzerland^[8].
• Rhône is in the country of France^[9].
• Rhône's image is recorded as Saint-benezet in southeastern France.jpg^[10].
• Rhône's continent is recorded as Europe^[11].
• Rhône's instance of is recorded as river^[12].
• Rhône's instance of is recorded as main stem^[13].
• Rhône's basin country is recorded as France^[14].
• Rhône's basin country is recorded as Switzerland^[15].
• Rhône's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 156727178^[16].
• Rhône's GND ID is recorded as 4103774-1^[17].
• Rhône's locator map image is recorded as Rhone bassin versant.png^[18].
• Rhône's locator map image is recorded as Rhone Einzugsgebiet.png^[19].
• Rhône's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85113790^[20].
• Rhône's IdRef ID is recorded as 027242692^[21].
• Rhône's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00629450^[22].
• Rhône's Commons category is recorded as Rhône River^[23].
• Rhône's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1075117^[24].
• Rhône's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Mediterranean Sea^[25].
• Rhône's lake on watercourse is recorded as Lake Geneva^[26].
• Rhône's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.5742, 'lon': 8.3804}^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Switzerland^[8], a state^[28], in Switzerland^[29], founded in 1291^[30] and France^[9], a sovereign state^[31], in France^[32], founded in 0843^[33]. Located in include Canton of Vaud^[3], a canton of Switzerland^[34], in Switzerland^[35], founded in 1803^[36]; Canton of Geneva^[4], a canton of Switzerland^[37], in Switzerland^[38], founded in 1815^[39]; Canton of Valais^[5], a canton of Switzerland^[40], in Switzerland^[41], founded in 1815^[42]; Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes^[6], a region of France^[43], in France^[44], founded in 2016^[45]; and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur^[7], a region of France^[46], in France^[47], founded in 1970^[48], headquartered in Q66660222^[49]. Rhône's continent is recorded as Europe^[11].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include river^[12] and main stem^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rhône include Bouches-du-Rhône^[50], a department of France^[51], in France^[52], founded in 1790^[53]; Rhone Glacier^[54], a valley glacier^[55], in Switzerland^[56]; Rhône^[57], a department of France^[58], in France^[59], founded in 1793^[60]; Tournon-sur-Rhône^[61], a commune of France^[62], in France^[63]; LGV Rhin-Rhône^[64], a high-speed railway line^[65], in France^[66]; La Voulte-sur-Rhône^[67], a commune of France^[68], in France^[69]; Rhône-et-Loire^[70], a department of France^[71], in France^[72], founded in 1790^[73]; and Châteauneuf-du-Rhône^[74], a commune of France^[75], in France^[76].

Why It Matters

Rhône ranks in the top 0.15% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,085 views/month, #20 of 13,643).^[2] Rhône has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[77] Rhône is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[78]

Entities named for Rhône include Bouches-du-Rhône^[50], a department of France^[51], in France^[52], founded in 1790^[53]; Rhone Glacier^[54], a valley glacier^[55], in Switzerland^[56]; Rhône^[57], a department of France^[58], in France^[59], founded in 1793^[60]; Tournon-sur-Rhône^[61], a commune of France^[62], in France^[63]; LGV Rhin-Rhône^[64], a high-speed railway line^[65], in France^[66]; and La Voulte-sur-Rhône^[67], a commune of France^[68], in France^[69].