Chamonix

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Chamonix is a renowned French alpine town and ski resort in the Haute-Savoie region, famous for its dramatic mountain scenery and mountaineering history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
host city of the Olympic Games
ski resort
tourist destination
connectedByTunnelTo Courmayeur
country France
elevation 1035 metres
elevationMax 4810 metres
elevationMin 995 metres
hasCableCar Aiguille du Midi cable car
linked to: Aiguille du Midi
hasRailway Montenvers Railway
hasSkiArea Brévent-Flégère
Grands Montets
Le Tour–Balme
linked to: Chamonix

Les Houches
hostedEvent 1924 Winter Olympics
INSEECODE 74056
knownFor alpine climbing
alpine skiing
dramatic mountain scenery
mountaineering
off-piste skiing
trail running
languageSpoken French
locatedAtBaseOf Mont Blanc
locatedIn Alps
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
French Alps
linked to: Alps

Haute-Savoie
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Arrondissement of Bonneville
Canton of Le Mont-Blanc
nativeNameLanguage fr
near Aiguille du Midi
Mer de Glace
notableEvent Mont-Blanc Marathon
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
officialName Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
linked to: Chamonix
partOf Vallée de Chamonix
linked to: Chamonix
postalCode 74400
primaryEconomicActivity tourism
winter sports industry
regionallySpokenLanguage Arpitan
shortName Chamonix
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
traversedBy Arve River
tunnel Mont Blanc Tunnel
twinTown Courmayeur
Fujiyoshida
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Krasnaya Polyana
linked to: Sochi

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Winter Olympics firstHostCity Chamonix
Jacques Balmat placeOfBirth Chamonix
Jacques Balmat residence Chamonix
Chamonix officialName Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Chamonix shortName Chamonix
Chamonix partOf Vallée de Chamonix
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Chamonix hasSkiArea Le Tour–Balme
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Courmayeur twinTown Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Courmayeur isNear Chamonix
Mont Blanc Tunnel connects Chamonix
Mont Blanc Tunnel startPoint Chamonix
Glacier des Bossons terminusNear Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Glacier des Bossons visibleFrom Chamonix valley
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Glacier des Bossons municipality Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Haute-Savoie containsCity Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Aiguille du Midi nearestCity Chamonix
Aiguille du Midi offersViewOf Chamonix Valley
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Goûter Route accessedVia Nid d’Aigle
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Mer de Glace locatedNear Chamonix
Mer de Glace accessibleFrom Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Mer de Glace municipality Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Dôme du Goûter accessedFrom Nid d’Aigle
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Graian Alps containsTown Chamonix
Mont Blanc massif near Chamonix
Mont Blanc du Tacul nearestTown Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Edward Whymper placeOfDeath Chamonix
Arve River flowsThroughCity Chamonix
Plan de l’Aiguille above Chamonix
Plan de l’Aiguille above Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Plan de l’Aiguille hasViewOf Chamonix valley
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Plan de l’Aiguille near Chamonix town centre
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Plan de l’Aiguille administrativeTerritory commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Voie normale du Goûter closestMajorTown Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Vallée Blanche ski route endingPoint Chamonix valley (snow permitting)
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1924 Winter Olympics hostCity Chamonix
Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval near Chamonix valley
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Arrondissement of Bonneville containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Brévent-Flégère locatedIn Chamonix valley
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Brévent-Flégère locatedIn Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Brévent-Flégère overlooks Chamonix town
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Brévent-Flégère hasViewOf Chamonix valley
linked to: Chamonix
Brévent-Flégère accessedFrom Chamonix-Mont-Blanc town
linked to: Chamonix