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Les Houches Destination Guide

Discover Les Houches in France

Les Houches in the region of Rhône-Alpes with its 2,985 habitants is a place located in France - some 292 mi or ( 470 km ) South-East of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Les Houches

Local time in Les Houches is now 12:09 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Geneva, Berne, Vallorcine, Saint-Martin-sur-Arve, and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. When in this area, you might want to check out Geneva . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Les Houches ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Grand Couloir Mont Blanc Rockfall - 16 July 2010

1:22 min by padclimber
Views: 33123 Rating: 5.00

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Chalet Shiraz

3:32 min by alpescape
Views: 20441 Rating: 4.29

Friendly, owner-run chalet in Chamonix mont Blanc offering catered, ski packages in winter and summer self-catered accommodation ..


Peak Performance | Mount Metropolitan

3:36 min by PeakPerformanceProd
Views: 2859 Rating: 5.00

Live where two worlds merge. Close to the mountains and with one foot in the city. ..

Skiing Les Houches - Chamonix - by Chalet Maison Jaune

4:23 min by maisonjaune
Views: 2748 Rating: 5.00

Video showing some of the family orientated skiing in Les Houches at the entrance to Chamonix valley. Les Houches has lots of rolling blues and red runs - so it is ideal for beginners and mixed abilit ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Lac de l'Aiguillette

Lac de l'Aiguillette is a lake in Haute-Savoie, France.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 45.92 6.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Lakes of Haute-Savoie

Lac du Brévent

Lac du Brévent is a lake in the municipality of Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France. It is located below the Le Brévent peak, at an elevation of approx. 2125 m.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 45.93 6.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Lakes of Haute-Savoie

Mont Blanc Tunnel

The Mont Blanc Tunnel is a road tunnel in The Alps under the Mont Blanc mountain, linking Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France, and Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy . It is one of the major trans-Alpine transport routes, particularly for Italy, which relies on the tunnel for transporting as much as one-third of its freight to northern Europe. It reduces the route from France to Turin by 50 kilometres and to Milan by 100 kilometres .

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 45.90 6.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Alps, France–Italy border crossings, Mont Blanc, Transport in Aosta Valley, Tunnels completed in 1965, Tunnels in France, Tunnels in Italy

Bossons Glacier

The Bossons Glacier is one of the glaciers found in the Chamonix valley of Haute-Savoie département, south-eastern France. It is on the south side of the valley, close to the Aiguille du Midi.

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Located at 45.88 6.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Geography of Haute-Savoie, Glaciers of France, Glaciers of the Alps

Air India Flight 101

Air India Flight 101 was a scheduled Air India passenger flight that accidentally flew into a mountain near Mont Blanc in France on the morning of 24 January 1966.

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Located at 45.88 6.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1966 in France, Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 707, Air India accidents and incidents, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1966, Aviation accidents and incidents in France, Mont Blanc

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Les Houches