Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches is a church in Les Houches, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches is situated nearby to the fire station Centre de première intervention des Houches, as well as near the town hall Mairie des Houches.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: church located in Haute-Savoie, in France
Also known as: “Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Les Houches station and Barrage des Houches.

Les Houches station

Railway station

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Les Houches station is a railway station in the commune of Les Houches, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF. Les Houches station is situated 380 metres north of Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches.

Barrage des Houches

Dam

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Barrage des Houches is a dam, which is situated 400 metres north of Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches.

Viaduc-Sainte-Marie station

Railway stop

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Viaduc-Sainte-Marie station is a railway station in the commune of Les Houches, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF. Viaduc-Sainte-Marie station is situated 1¼ km northwest of Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bionnassay and Grand Couloir.

Bionnassay

Hamlet

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Bionnassay is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southwest of Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches.

Grand Couloir

Locality

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The Grand Couloir is a couloir on the Aiguille du Goûter. At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the Tête Rousse Hut up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on Mont Blanc. Grand Couloir is situated 4½ km southeast of Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches.