Chamonix
Chamôni (Arpitan) | |
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 The Chamonix Valley seen in 2010 from La Flégère with Mont Blanc in the background | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Chamonix  | |
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| Coordinates: 45°55′23″N 6°52′11″E / 45.9231°N 6.8697°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Bonneville |
| Canton | Le Mont-Blanc |
| Intercommunality | CC de la Vallée de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Fournier[1] |
Area 1 | 245.46 km2 (94.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 8,642 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Chamoniards |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74056 /74400 |
| Elevation | 995–4,807 m (3,264–15,771 ft) (avg. 1,035 m or 3,396 ft) |
| Website | www.chamonix.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (French pronunciation: [ʃamɔni mɔ̃ blɑ̃]; Arpitan: Chamôni-Mont-Blanc), more commonly known simply as Chamonix (Chamôni),[a][b] is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics, held in 1924.
Chamonix is situated in the French Alps just north of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe. Between the peaks of the Aiguilles Rouges and the notable Aiguille du Midi, it borders both Switzerland and Italy. It is one of the oldest ski resorts in France, popular with alpinists and mountain enthusiasts. Via the cable car lift to the Aiguille du Midi it is possible to access the off-piste (backcountry) ski run of the Vallée Blanche (White Valley).
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Chamonix". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Chamonix". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.
- ^ "Chamonix". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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