Les Houches
Les Ouches (Arpitan) | |
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Coordinates: 45°53′27″N 6°47′57″E / 45.8908°N 6.7992°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Haute-Savoie |
Arrondissement | Bonneville |
Canton | Le Mont-Blanc |
Intercommunality | CC de la Vallée de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Ghislaine Bossonney[1] |
Area 1 | 43.07 km2 (16.63 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 3,529 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Demonym | Houchards |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 74143 /74310 |
Elevation | 796–4,280 m (2,612–14,042 ft) (avg. 1,008 m or 3,307 ft) |
Website | www.leshouches.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Les Houches (French pronunciation: [le.z‿uʃ]; Arpitan: Les Ouches or Les Oucies) is an alpine commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is located just west of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the larger canton of Le Mont-Blanc.