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Wednesday, July 11th - Stage 10194.5km
Mâcon / Bellegarde-sur-Valserine  
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Ain department

Logo du Conseil général de l'AinCrédit : Conseil général de l'Ain

Prefecture : Bourg en Bresse

Near the Swiss border and close to Italy, the Ain department stands at crossroads between Lyon and Geneva, Northern and Southern Europe. Its location and the youth of its population generated a sound and active economy. Ain is the third most industrialised department in France and is a national pacesetter in the food industry or plastics technology. Yet it is also an ideal place to live thanks to a respected environment in each of its four main areas, Bresse, Dombes, Bugey and Pays de Gex.

Km 0 : Saint-Laurent-sur-Saône

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Saint-Laurent bridge and Macon on the other side - Credit : Luciani71

On the river Saone in front of Macon, St Laurent sur Saone is the 18th smallest commune in France in spite of its 1,800 inhabitants. It is linked to Mâcon by the St Laurent bridge that the Tour de France riders already crossed in 2006.

Région Rhône-Alpes

Préfecture  : Lyon
Site web  : www.rhonealpes.fr 

Deuxième par sa taille, par son poids économique et sa population, la région Rhône-Alpes est aussi la sixième d'Europe, articulée autour de quatre pôles principaux : Lyon, Grenoble, Saint-Etienne et même Genève qui, par sa proximité, joue un rôle crucial dans l'économie et les échanges. Dans ce vaste ensemble se trouvent rassemblées toutes les industries imaginables, mais la région n'oublie jamais sa vocation agricole, sa production de fruits et de grands vins. Sur le plan touristique, la région concentre les stations de ski les plus célèbres de France, mais est aussi largement ouverte au tourisme vert, dans l'Ain comme dans l'Ardèche ou la Drôme.

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