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Because the river running through the reigon is the rhône river, and the mountaints are called the alpes. Additionally, they added the accent over the O to indicate the mountains

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The name "Rhone-Alpes" comes from the two main geographical features of the region – the Rhone River and the Alps mountain range. The Rhone River runs through the region, and the eastern part is bordered by the Alps mountains, hence the name Rhone-Alpes.

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