Les Praz-de-Chamonix
in Haute-Savoie of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Megève Airport (14 mi) -
Aosta Airport (27 mi) -
Sion Airport (29 mi) - Annemasse Airport (34 mi)
- Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport (38 mi)
- Courchevel Airport (40 mi)
- Méribel Airport (40 mi)
- Geneva Cointrin International Airport (43 mi)
- Torino / Caselle International Airport (63 mi)
- Malpensa International Airport (91 mi)
- Zürich Airport (131 mi)
- Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (158 mi)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Old City of Berne (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (Unesco heritage, 80 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, 84 mi)
- Vineyard Landscape of Piedmont: Langhe-Roero and Monferrato (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
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Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps (Unesco heritage, 112 mi) - Zoo des Marécottes (zoo, (13 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 45.940 and 6.888 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 45° 56' 25" and E 6° 53' 15"
- 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: 02:02 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:34 am and 5:00 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: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Les Praz-de-Chamonix
Les Praz-de-Chamonix in Haute-Savoie (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) is located in France about 292 mi (or 471 km) south-east of Paris, the country's capital town.
Current time in Les Praz-de-Chamonix is now 02:02 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports close to Les Praz-de-Chamonix, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Megève Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 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 39 mi (or 62 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 84 mi (or 62 km), North. We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, 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: 10°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 35 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 48% |
| Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 7% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
5°C (40 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
10°C (49 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Snow, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
2°C (36 °F)
-4°C (24 °F)
Snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Le Hameau Albert 1er
Le Jeu de Paume
L'Héliopic Sweet & Spa
Best Western Plus Excelsior Chamonix Hotel & Spa
Grand Hôtel Des Alpes
Boutique Hotel Le Morgane
Alpina Eclectic Hotel
Park Hotel Suisse & Spa
Hôtel Mercure Chamonix Centre
Hotel Le Faucigny
Videos from this area
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Chamonix Trains
Wednesday 4 November 2009, snow was driven by the wind on the mountain passes between Switzerland and France. The French National Railways (SNCF) narrow gauge 'Mont-Blanc Express' runs from...
France . CHAMONIX Les Houches . Laura 4 Years Old
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Chamonix la chapelle des Praz
A Chamonix, la chapelle des Praz est un édifice en granit s'insérant parfaitement dans le paysage grandiose des Drus. Cette chapelle est très remarquée par les touristes pour l'élégance...
Tour du Mont Blanc 2013
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Chamonix Mont Blanc - Alpine coaster luge
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Fleuve Arve du Chamonix Mont Blanc France 08.08.2010 PANIE SZTYKIEL
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Massif du Mont Blanc Chamonix
Photo video Please watch in 1080p HD.
Noel 2007 à Chamonix
Jeanne Ski.
HOCKEY - 2 Chamoniards en retraite
Deux joueurs formés au CHC, Fabien VEYDARIER et Alexandre AUDIBERT, arrêtent leur carrière.
Chalet Cragganmore, Chamonix visit www.chaletcragganmore.com
COOLEST CHALET ON THE SLOPES - THE TIMES 2012 Take a look inside the chalet this luxury Chalet in Chamonix. Available to rent fully catered during ski season and self catered during the ...
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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.
Arveyron
The Arveyron River is a left tributary to the Arve River, rising in the famous Mer de Glace just above Chamonix in south-eastern France. It flows into the Arve in Chamonix.
Stade Olympique de Chamonix
Stade Olympique de Chamonix is an equestrian stadium in Chamonix, France. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies to the 1924 Winter Olympics along with cross country skiing, curling, figure skating, ice hockey, military patrol, the cross-country skiing part of the Nordic combined, and the speed skating events. The stadium holds 45,000.
Aiguilles Rouges
The Aiguilles Rouges ("Red Peaks") are a crystalline mountainous massif of the French Prealps, opposite the Mont Blanc massif. The color of the iron rich gneiss (metamorphique) mountains gives the range its name. The highest summit is the Aiguille du Belvédère at 2,965 metres . At the southern end of the range, Le Brévent at 2,525 metres is accessible by a cable car in the Planpraz and the Brévent sections.
Les Praz
Les-Praz-de-Chamonix (more commonly known as Les Praz) is a mountain village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix. Altitude: 1060m (3477 ft.).
La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins
La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins (Pellerins Bobsleigh Track in) was a bobsleigh track constructed for the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
Lac Blanc (Chamonix)
Lac Blanc is a lake in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France.
Refuge du Plan de l'Aiguille
The Refuge du Plan de l'Aiguille is a refuge in the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps.
Centre Sportif Richard Bozon
The Centre Sportif Richard Bozon is a multipurpose sport complex in Chamonix, France. In addition to an international-sized hockey rink, it features a swimming pool, climbing wall, squash courts, and a gym. The hockey rink is the home of the Chamonix Hockey Club of the Ligue Magnus
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Les Praz-de-Chamonix.
- Courmayeur
- Pre Saint Didier
- La Thuile
- Morgex
- La Salle
- Saint-Maurice
- Saint-Rhemy
- San Leonardo
- Avise
- Saint-Oyen
- Valgrisenche
- Saint-Nicolas
- Etroubles
- Arvier
- Introd
- Aigle
- Plan d'Introd
- Rhemes-Saint-Georges
- Villeneuve
- Allein
- Saint-Pierre
- Ville Sur Sarre
- Saint Maurice
- Aymavilles
- Ollomont
- Doues
- Rhemes-Notre-Dame
- Gignod
- Jovencan
- Valpelline
Chamonix: Place Balmat, Chamonix (source)
Chamonix, Chamonix (source)
Le Montenvers: Mer de Glace − Mont Blanc, Le Montenvers (source)
Les Tines: Chamonix Mont Blanc, Domaine de la Flégčre, Les Tines (source)
Chamonix: Mont Blanc, Chamonix (source)
Chamonix › South-West, Chamonix (source)
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Les Praz, les Praz-d'en-Haut, Les Praz-de-Chamonix
