Chamonix
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Chamonix is a French commune next to Mont Blanc, in the French Alps. It is in the Haute-Savoie department. The Winter Olympic Games were there in 1924. "Charmonix" is actually French for dining room. it was named this for its irregular shape, which to many looks like a dining room
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Thonon-les-Bains |
| Canton | Thonon-les-Bains |
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| Elevation | 985–4,810 m (3,232–15,781 ft) (avg. 1,035 m (3,396 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 116.53 km2 (44.99 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 8,882 (2012) |
| - Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 74400/ 74056 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Chamonix Media
Horace Bénédict de Saussure, with Jacques Balmat (left) who points towards the summit of Mont Blanc, Monument at Chamonix.
Chamonix Valley: crossing the glacier on foot (between 1902 and 1904)
Front and façade of the Chamonix - Mont-Blanc railway station.
Panorama of the Chamonix Valley
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