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French Alps

The are part of the large European chain of mountains known as the . They are primarily attractive for outdoor activities, such as Alpine Skiing and mountaineering.
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  • Type: mountain range
  • Description: part of the Alps mountain range in France
  • Also known as: “Alpes françaises”

French Alps

Latitude of center
44.8° or 44° 48′ north
Longitude of center
6.5° or 6° 30′ east
Wiki­data ID
Q1630884
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“French Alps” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الألب الفرنسية”
  • Armenian: “Ֆրանսիական Ալպեր”
  • Azerbaijani: “Fransız Alpları”
  • Bengali: “ফরাসি আল্পস”
  • Catalan: “Alps francesos”
  • Chinese: “法國阿爾卑斯山”
  • Czech: “Francouzské Alpy”
  • Dutch: “Franse Alpen”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبال الالب الفرنسيه”
  • Esperanto: “Francaj Alpoj”
  • Estonian: “Prantsuse Alpid”
  • Finnish: “Alpes françaises”
  • French: “Alpes françaises”
  • Galician: “Alpes franceses”
  • Georgian: “საფრანგეთის ალპები”
  • German: “Französische Alpen”
  • Greek: “Γαλλικές Άλπεις”
  • Hebrew: “האלפים הצרפתיים”
  • Hindi: “फ़्रान्सीसी एल्प्स”
  • Indonesian: “Alpen Perancis”
  • Indonesian: “Alpen Prancis”
  • Italian: “Alpi francesi”
  • Japanese: “フランス・アルプス”
  • Japanese: “フランスアルプス”
  • Japanese: “フレンチアルプス”
  • Ladin: “Elpes Franzëuses”
  • Macedonian: “Француски Алпи”
  • Mingrelian: “საფრანგეთიშ ალპეფი”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “De franske Alpene”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dei franske Alpane”
  • Norwegian: “De franske Alpene”
  • Persian: “آلپ فرانسه”
  • Polish: “Alpes françaises”
  • Russian: “Французские Альпы”
  • Serbian: “Француски Алпи”
  • Slovenian: “Francoske Alpe”
  • Swedish: “Alpes françaises”
  • Swedish: “Franska Alperna”
  • Thai: “เฟรนช์แอลป์”
  • Tornedalen Finnish: “Alpes françaises”
  • Ukrainian: “Французькі Альпи”
  • Venetian: “Alpe francezi”
  • Western Frisian: “Frânske Alpen”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “French Alps”. Photo: Sanchezn, CC BY-SA 3.0.