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Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
The legendary Alpine resort town nestled at the foot of Mont Blanc, Europe's highest peak at 4,808 meters.
6 km · about 10 min drive
Rhône-Alpes, France · Europe
Les Houches works well as a base: 10 minutes from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, 8km from Mont Blanc.
Les Houches is a town located in Rhône-Alpes, France. With a population of 2,985, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Les Houches sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Les Houches to your route.
Les Houches (French pronunciation: [le.z‿uʃ]; Arpitan: Les Ouches or Les Oucies) is an alpine commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is located just west of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the larger canton of Le Mont-Blanc.
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Les Houches is located in Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe. The coordinates are 45.8927 latitude, 6.8064 longitude.
Les Houches has a population of approximately 2,985 people, making it a town in France.
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landmark
The legendary Alpine resort town nestled at the foot of Mont Blanc, Europe's highest peak at 4,808 meters.
6 km · about 10 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A vertiginous 3,842-meter granite needle reached by a spectacular cable car, offering face-to-face views of Mont Blanc.
6 km · about 10 min drive
natural wonder
Western Europe's highest peak at 4,808 meters, a snow-capped giant straddling the French-Italian border in the Alps.
8 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
France's largest glacier, reached by a red rack railway from Chamonix to walk into an ice cave.
10 km · about 20 min drive
tunnel
An 11.6 km tunnel beneath Western Europe's highest mountain, linking Chamonix in France with Courmayeur in Italy: the quickest year-round route between the French and Italian Alps.
11 km · about 20 min drive
waterfall
Known as the 'Queen of the Alps,' this dramatic 90-meter double waterfall cascades down a cliff face in Haute-Savoie.
19 km · about 20 min drive
mountain pass
A 1,486 m pass between La Clusaz and Flumet with a tiny chapel at the summit and a postcard head-on view of Mont Blanc framed by alpine pastures.
26 km · about 30 min drive
mountain pass
At 2,469 m, this ancient pass between Switzerland and Italy shelters the hospice that bred St Bernard rescue dogs; travellers have crossed here since Roman times, Napoleon among them.
28 km · about 35 min drive
April to October
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