French Alps

The French Alps are those portions of the Alps mountain range which stand within France, located in the Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions.

Mont Blanc (Italian: Monte Bianco), located on the French-Italian border, is the highest mountain in the Alps as well as the highest mountain in Europe west of Russia at .

Notable towns in the French Alps include Grenoble, Chamonix, Annecy, Chambéry, and Albertville.

Ranges and summits

Ski areas

The largest connected ski areas are:

1. Les Trois Vallées (Courchevel, Méribel, La Tania, Brides-les-Bains, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Menuires, Val Thorens and Orelle): 338 slopes, 600 km of pistes.
2. Portes du Soleil (Avoriaz, Châtel, Morzine, Les Gets, Saint-Jean d'Aulps, La Chapelle d'Abondance,...... ...
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