Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (French pronunciation: [ʃamɔni mɔ̃ blɑ̃]; Arpitan: Chamôni-Mont-Blanc), more commonly known simply as Chamonix (Chamôni), is a commune...
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Chambéry. On 17 February 1800, five cantons (Chamonix, Saint-Gervais, Megève, Flumet and Sallanches) including the Mont Blanc were transferred to the neighbouring...
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Mont Blanc's new height!". chamonix.net. Retrieved 19 September 2020. "Fiche Question". IGN Map of France (1986). St-Gervais-les-Bains - Mont Blanc (Sheet...
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Arve (category Rivers of the canton of Geneva)
the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps, close to the Swiss border, it receives water from the many glaciers of the Chamonix valley (mainly the Mer de Glace)...
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Les Houches (section École de Physique des Houches)
located just west of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the larger canton of Le Mont-Blanc. Les Houches, located 6 kilometres from Chamonix, is a ski resort with...
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Today, the pass is an important link to the tourist areas around the Mont Blanc. There is a restaurant and shop at the pass, and it is a popular destination...
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Sallanches (redirect from Cascade de Sallanches)
Located close to the Mont Blanc massif, many visitors pass through the town en route to well-known alpine resorts such as Chamonix, Megève and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains...
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Switzerland: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Les Contamines-Montjoie Les Houches Passy Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Servoz Vallorcine The canton of Le Mont-Blanc was created...
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important are the Col de la Forclaz (which connects Chamonix to the canton of Valais) and the Mont Blanc Tunnel, linking Chamonix to Courmayeur in the...
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north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel and the Great St Bernard Tunnel, at the confluence of the Buthier...
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It runs from the Alps in the north, a region in which it passes over Mont Blanc, down to the Mediterranean coast in the south. Three national parks are...
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of Gaillard which is adjacent to Geneva; and ends at Chamonix, at the French side of the Mont Blanc Tunnel. It is also nicknamed the Route blanche (white...
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Annecy (redirect from Palais de l'Isle)
was conquered by France. Annecy became attached to the department of Mont Blanc, whose capital was Chambéry. The Catholic diocese was suppressed in 1801...
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Communauté de communes de la Vallée de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Communauté de communes de la Vallée Verte Communauté de communes des Vallées de Thônes BANATIC, Périmètre...
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Swiss canton of Valais, part of the municipality of Orsières. The village lies at 1,470 metres on the shore of Lac de Champex, at the foot of the Mont Blanc...
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Matterhorn Cervin, Dom, Dent Blanche, Dent d'Hérens, Grand Combin and Mont Blanc massif. It is part of the "Four Valleys" ("4 Vallées") ski area, which...
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Arve Valley (category Mont Blanc massif)
valleys of Mégève, Montjoie, and Chamonix. This also describes the region of "Mont Blanc country" (Pays du Mont Blanc.) Some consider the upper valley...
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Aiguilles Dorées (redirect from Aiguille de la Varappe)
The key col is the Fenêtre de Saleina (3,261 m). Institut géographique national (1984). 3630 ouest chamonix-mont-blanc (Map) (2 ed.). 1:25,000 (in French)...
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and Conseiller Général of the canton of Saint-Gervais, later Conseiller Départemental of the newly formed canton Mont-Blanc in the department of Haute-Savoie...
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Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (redirect from Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce)
flooding. St Gervais les Bains (also referred to as St Gervais or St Gervais Mont Blanc) is a traditional French market and spa town, not a recently purpose built...
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Martigny (category Articles with German-language sources (de))
French holiday resort of Chamonix is accessible from Martigny in one-and-a-half hours using the narrow-gauge tracks of the "Mont Blanc Express".[citation needed]...
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of the departments of Mont-Blanc (northern Savoy) and Ain (around Gex). Its territory corresponded with the present Swiss canton of Geneva and parts of...
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in south-eastern France. Located on the Italian border south of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, it had a population of 7,252 as of 2018. It serves as a transport...
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more than 3,000 residents. The town is well known as a ski resort near Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Conceived in the 1920s as a French alternative to...
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Jules Jacot-Guillarmod (category People from La Chaux-de-Fonds)
students. On 12 June 1897, after cycling from Martigny to Chamonix with two friends, he climbed Mont Blanc for the first time, without a mountain guide. A few...
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Lebanon and Jordan) Centro de Humanidades, NOVA FCSH Cham (novel), by British writer Jonathan Trigell set in Chamonix Mont Blanc Cham Bank, a Syrian bank...
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List of fatalities due to wingsuit flying (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
Retrieved 4 May 2024. "Fallece Jonathan Trango en un accidente de BASE en el Mont Blanc". Desnivel.com (in Spanish). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2024...
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Contamines-Montjoie is situated in between the well known resorts of Chamonix and Megève, it is close to Mont Blanc which means that it is used for both mountain climbing...
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Alps (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
significantly high altitude. In the 18th century four Chamonix men almost made the summit of Mont Blanc but were overcome by altitude sickness and snowblindness...
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Combloux is located 4 km (2.5 mi) from Megève and 30 km (19 mi) from Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. Before Combloux became a skiing resort, it was a traditional mountainous...
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