Chamonix
Chamonix is a resort in the Haute-Savoie region of France, bordering Italy, at the foot of Mont Blanc. It's regarded as the birthplace of mountaineering and as one of its capitals.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chamonix-Mont-Blanc station and Chamonix-Aiguille-du-Midi station.
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc station
Railway station
Photo: Remontees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc station is a railway station in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF.
Chamonix-Aiguille-du-Midi station
Railway station
Photo: Remontees, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chamonix-Aiguille-du-Midi station is a railway station in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF.
Le Brévent
Peak
Photo: Franck Langlois, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Brévent is a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. It lies in the Aiguilles Rouges range of the French Prealps and has an altitude of 2525 metres above sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Les Praz.
Les Praz
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les-Praz-de-Chamonix is a mountain village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix. Altitude: 1060 m.
Chamonix
- Type: Locality with 8,760 residents
- Also known as: “74056”
- Location: Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.9222° or 45° 55′ 20″ northLongitude
6.8689° or 6° 52′ 8″ eastPopulation
8,760Elevation
1,042 metres (3,419 feet)Open location code
8FQ8WVC9+VHGeoNames ID
6614739
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In Other Languages
“Chamonix” goes by many names.
- French: “Chamonix-Mont-Blanc”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hôtel le Morgane and Chamonix Mont-Blanc Railway Station.
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