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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.8053,Lat: 45.8933
Elevation	1073 meter above sea level
Local time	16:05:16pm
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Haute-Savoie
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bonneville
Name	Les Houches

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Servoz	5.5 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc	6.4 km	EastNorthEast
3 Saint-Gervais-les-Bains	7.7 km	West
4 Passy	8.3 km	WestNorthWest
5 Les Contamines-Montjoie	10.8 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	127 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	245 km	South
3 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	250 km	EastNorthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 220 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de la Girotte (0.7 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 18.7 km in SouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Mont Maudit with a height of 4468 meter (at a distance of 7.7 km and direction SouthEast).One of the mountains in Mont Blanc massif, part of the mountain range Alps. The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 6.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 8.9 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Fench Swiss Italian tripoint with a straight distance of 18.9 km (direction East).
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 38%, high mountains: 62%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
STS. 7.V Chaîne du Mont Blanc (Alpes du Mont Blan
SPG.7.V.B. Massif du Mont Blanc
STS. 7.V Chaîne du Mont Blanc (Alpes du Mont Blan
SPG.7.V.B. Massif du Mont Blanc
Agglomération de Chamonix - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 66 km and direction NorthWest).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

36.4 km2

46.4%

Nature

22.1 km2

28.1%

Agriculture

1.6 km2

Urban area

5 km2

6.3%

Rock-Sand

7.4 km2

9.4%

Ice - Glacier

4.8 km2

6.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Les Houches in country France

Les Houches at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement	Belgium,France, Germany,Switzerland	64 km	North
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	67 km	North
3 Ivrea, industrial city of the 20th century	Italy	96 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Aiguilles Rouges	FR	0.7 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Les Houches

Type of weather in Les Houches	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	74 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:37 Europe/Amsterdam