A historical region and former province of east-central France. It was a county during medieval times and became part of the French royal domain in the 14th century.
Lyonnais
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A historical region and former province of east-central France. It was a county during medieval times and became part of the French royal domain in the 14th century.
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Lyonnais (lyônā'), region and former province, E central France, now divided into the Rhône and Loire depts. It included Lyonnais proper (the region around Lyons, its capital), which Philip IV acquired c.1307; the former counties of Forez and Beaujolais, annexed in 1531; and the tiny dependency of Franc-Lyonnais. It is largely a grazing region, with great industrial centers (noted especially for their textile production) at Lyons, Saint-Étienne, and Roanne.
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a former province of east central France; now administered by Rhone-Alpes
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1) 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 eventual acquisition by King Philip IV of France in 1313. Lyonnais now often simply refers to the area around the city of Lyon.
2) the local speech-form known as Lyonnais is a dialect of the Arpitan language that is spoken in the region.
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