Les Houches

Les Houches is a village in , , and has about 3,350 residents and an elevation of 1,038 metres. Les Houches is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Les Houches station and Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches.

Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a railway station in the commune of , in the French department of . It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of .

Church
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Dam
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bionnassay and Grand Couloir.

Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Les Houches.

Locality
Photo: Abjad, CC BY 3.0.
The is a couloir on the . At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on . is situated 4½ km southeast of Les Houches.

Hamlet
Photo: Nicolas Vigier, CC BY 2.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southwest of Les Houches.

Les Houches

Latitude
45.89151° or 45° 53′ 29″ north
Longitude
6.79914° or 6° 47′ 57″ east
Population
3,350
Elevation
1,038 metres (3,406 feet)
United Nations Location Code
FR WLO
Open location code
8FQ8VQRX+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1744277791
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3000622
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Les Houches” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “莱苏什”
  • Dutch: “Les Houches”
  • French: “Les Houches”
  • German: “Les Houches”
  • Hebrew: “אוש”
  • Italian: “Les Houches”
  • Korean: “레 우슈”
  • Latin: “Hoschae”
  • Polish: “Houches”
  • Russian: “лез Уш”
  • Russian: “Лез-Уш”
  • Ukrainian: “Ле-Уш”

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