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Chamonix
Town Hall
Town Hall
Coat of arms of Chamonix
Coat of arms
Chamonix is located in France
Chamonix
Chamonix
Location in France
Chamonix is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chamonix
Chamonix
Location in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement Thonon-les-Bains
Canton Thonon-les-Bains
Area
1
 116.53 km2 (44.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 8,882
 • Density 76.221/km2 (197.411/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74400 /74056
Elevation 985–4,810 m (3,232–15,781 ft)
(avg. 1,035 m or 3,396 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chamonix is a French commune next to Mont Blanc. It is in the Haute-Savoie department. The Winter Olympic Games were there in 1924.

Images for kids

  • The Saussure monument, Chamonix

    Horace-Benedict de Saussure, with Jacques Balmat (left) who points towards the summit of Mont Blanc, Monument at Chamonix.

  • Zentralbibliothek Zürich - Vallée de Chamonix Traversée de la Mer de Glace - 400017818

    Chamonix Valley: crossing the glacier on foot (between 1902 and 1904)

  • Gare de Chamonix - Mont-Blanc

    Front and façade of the Chamonix - Mont-Blanc railway station.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc para niños

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