Barrage des Houches
Barrage des Houches is a dam in Les Houches, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Barrage des Houches is situated nearby to the railway station Les Houches station, as well as near the community center Espace Olca.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Les Houches station and Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste 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 130 metres west of Barrage des Houches.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches
Church
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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches is a church, which is situated 400 metres south of Barrage des Houches.
Statue of Christ the King
Monument
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Statue of Christ the King is a monument, which is situated 1 km north of Barrage des Houches.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bionnassay and Grand Couloir.
Bionnassay
Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Bionnassay is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Barrage des Houches.
Grand Couloir
Locality
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 5 km southeast of Barrage des Houches.
Le Champel
Hamlet
Photo: Nicolas Vigier, CC BY 2.0.
Le Champel is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southwest of Barrage des Houches.
Barrage des Houches
- Type: Dam
- Category: building
- Location: Les Houches, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.89396° or 45° 53′ 38″ northLongitude
6.79853° or 6° 47′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FQ8VQVX+HCOpenStreetMap ID
way 89530134OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q11975898
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In Other Languages
From French to Norwegian Bokmål—“Barrage des Houches” goes by many names.
- French: “barrage des Houches”
- French: “Barrage des Houches”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Houches-demningen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Les Houches-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Houches-demningen”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Patinoire and Espace Olca.
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