Les Houches travel guide
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Visit Les Houches: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Les Houches is situated in the Haute-Savoie department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the east of France at 53 km from Annecy, the department capital. (General information: Les Houches is 471 km from Paris and 671 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chamonix at 5 km from Les Houches
Popular places to visit near Les Houches: these include Chamonix at 5 km and Saint Gervais Les Bains at 8 km. Glacier des Bossons is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 4km and Le Brévent is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 5km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Les Houches, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Les Houches and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Les Houches
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin botanique alpin La Ja˙sinia (22km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Megeve (16km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Albertville (40km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Sallanches (15km) : La Roche-sur-Foron (43km) :
- Grand Site of France: Cirque de Sixt Fer a Cheval (20km) :
Map of places to visit near Les Houches & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Houches
Canton: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Arrondissement: Bonneville
Department: Haute-Savoie
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 74310
Distance to Les Houches
from Annecy: 53 km
from Paris: 471 km
from Calais: 671 km
from Nice: 246 km
from Bordeaux: 589 km
from Strasbourg: 308 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Les Houches (within 6 km): Chamonix : Servoz :
Les Houches holidays and travel
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Holiday rentals: Haute-Savoie gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Les Houches