Chamonix travel guide
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Visit Chamonix: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chamonix is situated in the Haute-Savoie department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the east of France at 57 km from Annecy, the department capital. (General information: Chamonix is 471 km from Paris and 670 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Chamonix (page also includes a photo gallery for Chamonix)
Popular places to visit near Chamonix: these include Saint Gervais Les Bains at 12 km and Sallanches at 18 km. Le Brévent is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 3km and Lac Cornu is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 4km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Chamonix: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Chamonix, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Chamonix and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Chamonix
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin botanique alpin La Ja˙sinia (21km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Megeve (20km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Albertville (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Sallanches (18km) : La Roche-sur-Foron (46km) :
- Grand Site of France: Cirque de Sixt Fer a Cheval (16km) :
Map of places to visit near Chamonix & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Canton: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Arrondissement: Bonneville
Department: Haute-Savoie
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 74400
Distance to Chamonix
from Annecy: 57 km
from Paris: 471 km
from Calais: 670 km
from Nice: 248 km
from Bordeaux: 593 km
from Strasbourg: 304 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Chamonix (within 6 km): Les Houches :
Chamonix holidays and travel
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Family fun: Holiday villages in Rhone-Alpes
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Holiday rentals: Haute-Savoie gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Chamonix