• arrival of modern roads and vehicles, Montmin has become a tourist attraction renowned for the scenic Col de la Forclaz mountain pass, one of the premier...
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    mountain, l'Aiguillette, at the foot of which lies another small village, La Flatière, well known across the valley for its panoramic views, [citation...
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    shops. The Tour de France tends to pass through La Clusaz every few years, often ending in Le Grand Bornand after the tough climb up Col des Aravis. It's...
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    many paragliders, usually after they've taken off from the nearby Col de la Forclaz. Communes of the Haute-Savoie department "Répertoire national des...
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    Morzine has hosted Tour de France stage finishes on several occasions, thanks in part to the proximity of the notoriously steep Col de Joux-Plane climb. Morzine...
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    July 2018. Vallot, Joseph (20 August 1892). "La Catastrophe de Saint-Gervais (12-13 Juillet 1892)". La Nature (1003). Retrieved 28 February 2016. Peillex...
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    the Count of the Genevois to the great Benedictine house of St. Michel de la Cluse, near Turin, which by the early 13th century had established a priory...
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    section is the name given to the section of runs on the other side of the Col du Joly in the Val Joly (rather than the Val Montjoie). The run difficulty...
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  • département in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. The Col de Solaison ski area is within the commune. Eugène Bourgeau, botanist, born...
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    chapel in Le Bérouze was originally built at the mountain pass known as "Col de Couz", but it was badly damaged during an invasion by Swiss troops in 1476...
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    France. Vallorcine is located in the Valley of the L'Eau Noire between the Col des Montets and the Swiss border. It is the terminus of the Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine...
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    Continuing north through Talloires and then winding south, the riders began the Category 1 climb of the Col de la Forclaz de Montmin to 1,157 metres (3,796 ft)...
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    Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Situated at the foot of the Col de la Colombière and is known as one of the most picturesque regions of the...
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    the first chair lift on Mont Chéry in 1954. Les Gets is situated on the col between Taninges and Morzine, at the western edge of the Portes du Soleil...
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    skiing trails, with 50 kilometres (31 mi) of tracked runs, including the Col du Ramaz.[citation needed] The U23 World Championship Cross Country Skiing...
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    des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic...
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    botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia (27km) [Map] Jardin d'eau de pré curieux (32km) [Map] Mole (6km) [Map] Cascade de la Diomaz (12km) [Map] Col de la Colombière (17km)...
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    des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic...
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