Chamonix

Chamonix
	Chamonix
	Town Hall
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Thonon-les-Bains
Canton	Thonon-les-Bains
Statistics
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 is a French commune next to Mont Blanc. 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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Administration
Chamonix

Town Hall



Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Savoie
Arrondissement	Thonon-les-Bains
Canton	Thonon-les-Bains
Statistics
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.