Les Houches School of Physics
Les Houches School of Physics is an international physics center dedicated to seasonal schools and workshops. It is located in Les Houches, France. The school was founded in 1951 by French scientist Cécile DeWitt-Morette.Photo: ServiceAT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: University
- Description: international physics school center
- Address: 149 Route de la Côte des Chavants, Les Houches, 74310
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vaudagne station and Chapelle de Vaudagne.
Vaudagne station
Railway stop
Photo: Pucesurvitaminee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vaudagne 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. Vaudagne station is situated 1 km north of Les Houches School of Physics.
Chapelle de Vaudagne
Church
Photo: Pucesurvitaminee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle de Vaudagne is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Les Houches School of Physics.
Viaduc-Sainte-Marie station
Railway stop
Photo: Pucesurvitaminee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 east of Les Houches School of Physics.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bionnassay and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.
Bionnassay
Hamlet
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Bionnassay is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km south of Les Houches School of Physics.
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
Photo: Jacek79, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains is an Alpine resort in the Haute-Savoie department of south-eastern France. It grew up as a spa town in the 19th century, before evolving into a ski resort.
Le Champel
Hamlet
Photo: Nicolas Vigier, CC BY 2.0.
Le Champel is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southwest of Les Houches School of Physics.
Les Houches School of Physics
- Categories: scientific organization, summer school, laboratory, building, school building, and education
- Location: Les Houches, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.89995° or 45° 53′ 60″ northLongitude
6.77069° or 6° 46′ 15″ eastInception
1951Levels
2Operator
Université Grenoble-AlpesOpen location code
8FQ8VQXC+X7OpenStreetMap ID
way 90086927OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=universityOpenStreetMap feature
building=schoolWikidata ID
Q273500
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Les Houches School of Physics” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “École de Physique des Houches”
- French: “École d’été de physique théorique”
- French: “École de physique des Houches”
- French: “EPH”
- German: “Ecole de Physique des Houches”
- German: “École de Physique des Houches”
- Korean: “에콜 데 피지크 데 주쉬”
- Russian: “Школа физики в Лез-Уше”
- Spanish: “École de physique des Houches”
- Swedish: “École de physique des Houches”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Gervais - Les Chavants and Tennis Club Les Houches.
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