Books set in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

72 books and other written works set here; ordered by French Wikipedia lookups, not readers or sales.

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1LyonJustine ou les Malheurs de la vertu53
2GrenobleUn roi sans divertissement3
3MontélimarSans famille2
4Aix-les-BainsLa Chaussée des géants1
5AlixMonsieur Guillaume1
6Clermont-FerrandL'Architecture1
7LaqueuilleClermont-Ferrand. Bibliothèque du Patrimoine, MS 24991
8Le Puy-en-VelayL'Enfant1
9MoulinsSuite française1
10Nid de la PouleItinéraire de Clermont au puy de Dôme1
11TaningesLaure1

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Sans familleby Hector Malot · 1878 · Montélimar
#1187avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Justine ou les Malheurs de la vertuby Marquis de Sade · 1791 · Lyon
#282.6avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Un roi sans divertissementby Jean Giono · 1947 · Grenoble
#378.8avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
L'Enfantby Jules Vallès · 1878 · Le Puy-en-Velay
#463.8avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Le Gone du Chaâbaby Azouz Begag · 1986 · Lyon
#555.9avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Suite françaiseseriesby Irène Némirovsky · 2004 · Moulins
#637.2avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Vie de Henry Brulardby Stendhal · appartement du docteur Gagnon
#717.2avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Mémoires d'un Touristeby Stendhal · 1838 · Grenoble
#86.3avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Lettres d'un voyageurby George Sand · 1834 · vallée de l'Arve
#93.5avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Le Voyage du pèreby Bernard Clavel · 1965 · Lyon
#102.9avg. daily Wikipedia article visits

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