Les Houches
in Haute-Savoie of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Megève Airport (8 mi) -
Aosta Airport (29 mi) - Annemasse Airport (33 mi)
- Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (34 mi)
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Sion Airport (34 mi) - Courchevel Airport (35 mi)
- Méribel Airport (35 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (41 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (63 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (95 mi)
- Zürich Airport (137 mi)
- Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (156 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 73 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 79 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt (Unesco heritage, 85 mi)
- Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 117 mi) - Zoo des Marécottes (zoo, (18 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 45.890 and 6.796 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 45° 53' 24" and E 6° 47' 46"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- French, Breton, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Occitan
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:47 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:13 am and 8:45 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to France.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning France. Last Update: 2024-05-03 08:06:06
Discover Les Houches
Les Houches in Haute-Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) with it's 2,985 citizens is a city in France about 292 mi (or 470 km) south-east of Paris, the country's capital city.
Local time in Les Houches is now 04:47 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports in the vicinity of Les Houches, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Megève Airport in a distance of 8 mi (or 14 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces in Switzerland at a distance of 42 mi (or 67 km). The closest in France is From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt in a distance of 85 mi (or 67 km), North. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Courmayeur, Pre Saint Didier, La Thuile, Morgex and La Salle. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 6°C / 43 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 88% |
| Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
5°C (41 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
6°C (43 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Rain and snow, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Grand Hôtel Des Alpes
Alpina Eclectic Hotel
Hôtel Mercure Chamonix Les Bossons
Boutique Hotel Le Morgane
Hôtel Hermitage
Park Hotel Suisse & Spa
Hôtel Le Refuge des Aiglons
L'Héliopic Sweet & Spa
Chris-Tal
Appart'Hôtel le Génépy
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Les Houches Ski Resort Presentation
Presentation of the Les Houches Ski Resort in Chamonix Valley Find out more info: http://www.chamonix.net/english/winter-activities/skiing/ski-slopes/les-houches.
Les Houches MTB Downhill - GoPro
Exploring the downhill mountain biking trails in Les Houches, just SW of Chamonix. I was a little disappointed in the lack of variety available, but the one trail they had was pretty fun!
Extreme Middle Aged in Les Houches 2015
A selection of middle aged Long and Thames Ditton males in various states of fitness attempting to ski and board. Filmed on location in Les Houches 2015 using a GoPro camera, Nokia phone (for...
Snowboard LES HOUCHES 2012
vacances d'hiver février/mars 2012.
MTB Les Houches
Testing downhill with trail bike on UCPA trip.
Les Houches 2015
Gopro Ski les houches 2015.
Chamonix - Les Houches Noël 2014
Time lapse girati tra Les Houches e Chamonix, nell'alta savoia francese, durante il periodo natalizio 2014.
Les Houches Skiing Feb 2015 with GoPro Hero
Les Houches, Chamonix Mont Blanc, Skiing Feb 2015 with GoPro Hero video action camera.
Les Houches 2013
10298_Musée Montagnard et Rural Les Houches Vallée de Chamonix Yves Abraham
Exposition temporaire hiver 2014 : "Donald, Bécassine ... au Pays du Mont-Blanc". Nombre de héros de la littérature de jeunesse des XIXè et XXè siècle ont fréquenté le Pays du Mont-Blanc....
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
Lac de l'Aiguillette
Lac de l'Aiguillette is a lake in Haute-Savoie, France.
Refuge du Nid d'Aigle
The Refuge du Nid d'Aigle is a refuge in the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps.
Refuge de Tête Rousse
The Refuge de Tête Rousse is a refuge in the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Les Houches.
- Courmayeur
- Pre Saint Didier
- La Thuile
- Morgex
- La Salle
- Valgrisenche
- Saint-Maurice
- Avise
- San Leonardo
- Saint-Rhemy
- Saint-Nicolas
- Arvier
- Saint-Oyen
- Rhemes-Saint-Georges
- Bonneville
- Introd
- Plan d'Introd
- Etroubles
- Villeneuve
- Rhemes-Notre-Dame
- Albertville
- Aigle
- Saint-Pierre
- Allein
- Ville Sur Sarre
- Aymavilles
- Saint Maurice
- Jovencan
- Valsavarenche
- Gignod
Taconnaz: Les Houches-RN205 − Chamonix, Taconnaz (source)
Chamonix: Mont-Blanc − Rodano-Alpi − Brevent°, Chamonix (source)
Les Praz-de-Chamonix: Le Brévent, Les Praz-de-Chamonix (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Les Houches, אוש, Hoschae, Houches, Лез-Уш, Ле-Уш
