Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Borders on
Swiss Alps, Italian Alps
Geology
Orogeny
Alpine orogeny
Age of rock
Tertiary
Type of rock
Bündner schist, flysch and molasse
The French Alps (French: Alpes françaises) are the portions of the Alps mountain range that stand within France, located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions. While some of the ranges of the French Alps are entirely in France, others, such as the Mont Blanc massif, are shared with Switzerland and Italy.
At 4,808 metres (15,774 ft), Mont Blanc, on the France–Italy border, is the highest mountain in the Alps, and the highest Western European mountain.[1]
Notable towns in the French Alps include Grenoble, Chamonix, Annecy, Chambéry, Évian-les-Bains and Albertville.
^"Mont Blanc shrinks by 45cm in two years". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2009-11-05. Archived from the original on 2023-02-14.
The FrenchAlps (French: Alpes françaises) are the portions of the Alps mountain range that stand within France, located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and...
also the FrenchAlps shootings or the Chevaline killings, were the deaths on 5 September 2012 of three members of a British family and a French citizen...
Matterhorn. Mont Blanc spans the French–Italian border, and at 4,809 m (15,778 ft) is the highest mountain in the Alps. The Alpine region area contains...
The Italian invasion of France (10–25 June 1940), also called the Battle of the Alps, was the first major Italian engagement of World War II and the last...
regions. The Swiss Alps extend over both the Western Alps and the Eastern Alps, encompassing an area sometimes called Central Alps. While the northern...
degree the ideals of the French Renaissance. The FrenchAlps are the portions of the Alps mountain range that stand within France, located in the Rhône-Alpes...
Airbus A320-211, crashed 100 km (62 mi; 54 nmi) north-west of Nice in the FrenchAlps, killing all 150 occupants. The crash was deliberately caused by the...
related. The Patou is widely used throughout France as a livestock guardian, particularly in the FrenchAlps and the Pyrenees, protecting flocks from predation...
and the Pyrenees) and the east (the highest points being in the Alps). Metropolitan France has a total size of 551,695 km2 (213,011 sq mi) (Europe only)...
Maritime Alps (French: Alpes Maritimes [alp maʁitim]; Italian: Alpi Marittime [ˈalpi maˈrittime]) are a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps. They...
The Western Alps are the western part of the Alpine Range including the southeastern part of France (e.g. Savoie), the whole of Monaco, the northwestern...
The Graian Alps (French: Alpes grées [alp ɡʁe]; Italian: Alpi Graie [ˈalpi ˈɡraːje]) are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. The name Graie...
of Alpine goats have emerged, namely: Purebred (French) Alpines: the original type from the FrenchAlps American Alpines: Alpines with other genetic influences...
Pennine AlpsFrench: Alpes Pennines, German: Walliser Alpen, Italian: Alpi Pennine, Latin: Alpes Poeninae), sometimes referred to as the Valais Alps (which...
itinerary through the FrenchAlps between Lake Geneva and the French Riviera passing over all the high passes of the Alps within France. The road starts at...
of the FrenchAlps. There are three varieties of Beaufort: Beaufort d'été (or summer Beaufort) Beaufort d'alpage (made in chalets in the Alps on high...
Salomon was founded in 1947 in the city of Annecy in the heart of the FrenchAlps. François Salomon launched the company by producing ski edges in a small...
November 29, 2023, the IOC entered "targeted dialogue" with both the FrenchAlps as the preferred city for the 2030 Winter Games, as well as Salt Lake...
Napoleon Crossing the Alps (also known as Napoleon at the Saint-Bernard Pass or Bonaparte Crossing the Alps; listed as Le Premier Consul franchissant...
in knife attack in FrenchAlps". France 24. Retrieved 8 June 2023. "France 'in shock' after knife attack on children in the Alps". POLITICO. 8 June 2023...
the French Riviera, the southeastern coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, at the foot of the FrenchAlps, Nice is the second-largest French city...
The Cottian Alps (/ˈkɒtiən ˈælps/; French: Alpes Cottiennes [alp kɔtjɛn]; Italian: Alpi Cozie [ˈalpi ˈkɔttsje]) are a mountain range in the southwestern...
third-largest city of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the FrenchAlps, 391 km (243 mi) southeast...
Ligurian Alps are a mountain range in northwestern Italy. A small part is located in France. They form the south-western extremity of the Alps, separated...
southern France. The largest cities of southern France are Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nice and Montpellier. The Pyrenees and FrenchAlps are also...
Thorens ([val tɔʁɑ̃]) is a ski town in the Tarentaise Valley in the FrenchAlps at an altitude of 2,300 m (7,500 ft). It is located in the commune of...
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