The French Alps are simply those parts of the Alps mountain range which lie in France. They are within the regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur and Rhône-Alpes. The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... Capital Marseilles Area 31,400 km² Regional President Michel Vauzelle (PS) (since 1998) Population   - 2004 estimate   - 1999 census   - Density (Ranked 3rd) 4,666,000 4,506,151 149/km² (2004) Arrondissements 18 Cantons 237 Communes 963 Départements Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-Maritimes Bouches-du-Rhône Hautes-Alpes... Capital Lyon Land area¹ 43,698 km² Regional President Jean-Jack Queyranne (PS) (since 2004) Population  - Jan. ...

The specific subranges of the Alps that are at least partly in France include (from south to north):

• Maritime Alps
• Cottian Alps
• Dauphiné Alps
  • Pelvoux massif
• Graian Alps
• Pennine Alps (chain of Mont Blanc)
• French Prealps

Mont Blanc is the highest point of the French Alps (and of the Alps as a whole). Maritime Alps The Maritime Alps are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps. ... The chief peaks of the Cottian Alps, from the Col de lArgentiere to the Mont Cenis and westwards to the Col du Galibier, are: The chief passes of the Cottian Alps, from the Col de lArgentiere to the Mont Cenis and westwards to the Col du Galibier, are... The Dauphiné Alps (French Alpes du Dauphiné) are a group of mountain ranges in southeastern France, west of the main chain of the Alps. ... Pelvoux is a summit of the French Alps, in the Écrins range (3,946 m). ... The chief peaks of the Graian Alps, from the Mont Cenis to the Little St Bernard Pass, are usually divided into three groups, the Central (the watershed between the two passes named), the Western or French, and the Eastern or Italian; in the following lists the initials C, W, and... The Pennine Alps are a mountain range in the western part of the Alps. ... The French Prealps (Préalpes) are a group of mountain ranges of medium elevation. ... This article is about the Alpine mountain. ...

Notable towns include Grenoble, Chamonix and Chambéry. Bold text // [edit] Headline text Grenoble (Arpitan: Grasanòbol) is a city and commune in south-east France, situated at the foot of the Alps, at the confluence of the Drac into the Isère River. ... Panorama of Chamonix valley Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie département, at the foot of Mont Blanc. ... The city and arrondissement of Chambéry in Savoie, France, has been the historical capital of Savoy since the 13th century, when Amadeus V of Savoy made it his seat. ...

Ski areas

The largest ski areas are :

1) LES 3 VALLEES (Courchevel, Méribel, La Tania, Brides-les-Bains, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Les Menuires, Val Thorens and Orelle) : 338 pistes, 600 km of pistes. Les Trois Vallées or the three valleys is a ski region in the Savoie département of France, near the town of Moûtiers and within the Vanoise National Park and the Tarentaise. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Méribel Méribel Méribel Méribel-Mottaret Méribel Méribel refers to three neighbouring villages in the Les Allues commune of the Savoie département of France, near the town of Moûtiers (45. ... Saint-Martin-de-Belleville is a commune of the Savoie département, in France. ... Photo of Les Menuires in mid-January Les Menuires is a ski resort in the Belleville valley of Les Trois Vallées. ... Val Thorens Val Thorens is the highest ski resort in Europe, located in the French Alps at 2300 meters altitude. ...

2) LES PORTES DU SOLEIL (Avoriaz, Châtel, Morzine, Les Gets, Saint-Jean d'Aulps, La Chapelle d'Abondance, Abondance, Montriond, Swiss resorts) : 288 pistes, 650 km of pistes not entirely connected. Les Portes du Soleil is a large region of the Alps encompassing thirteen resorts between Mont Blanc in France and Lake Geneva in Switzerland, popular for skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports. ... Châtel is a village and commune of the Haute-Savoie département in France. ... Morzine is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département of France. ... Les Gets is a village in the heart of the Portes du Soleil, at 1172 m, in the south-east of France. ... Abondance is the name of: Abondance (cheese), a type of cheese Abondance (cattle), a breed of cattle Abondance, a commune of the Haute-Savoie département in France Category: ...

3) PARADISKI (La Plagne, Peisey-Vallandry, Les Arcs) : 239 pistes, 420 km of pistes. Paradiski is a ski-area offering uninterupted skiing in between the areas of Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry and La Plagne External links Official website Categories: | ... La Plagne is a french ski area in the Alps (Savoie). ... The centre of Arc 1950 Les Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie, France near the town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. ...

4) VIA LATTEA (Montgenèvre, Italian resorts) : 214 pistes, 400 km of pistes. The Via Lattea (Milky Way) is a winter sports area in the Italian and French Alps. ...

5) EVASION MONT-BLANC (Combloux, Megève, Saint-Gervais, Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce, Les Contamines Monjoie) : 183 pistes, 420 km of pistes not entirely connected. Combloux is a commune of the Haute-Savoie département in France. ... Megève is a commune of the Haute-Savoie département in France. ...

6) ESPACE KILLY (Tignes, Val d'Isère) : 137 pistes, 300 km of pistes. Tignes is a commune of the Savoie département, in France. ... Val dIsere ski resort A view of Val dIsere ski resort. ...

7) GRAND MASSIF (Flaine, Les Carroz, Morillon, Samoëns, Sixt) : 134 pistes, 265 km of pistes. Flaine is the name of a ski area located in the Haute Savoie region of the French Alps, and part of linked Grand Massif domain. ... Morillon is a commune of the Haute-Savoie département in southern France. ... Samoëns is a commune of the Haute-Savoie département in France. ... SIXT International is a multinational corporation dealing with Rent a Car automobile rental and sale. ...

8) LES ARAVIS (La Clusaz, Manigod, Croix Fry, Merdassier, Le Grand Bornand) : 133 pistes, 220 km of pistes not entirely connected. Manigod is a small town in the Alps, near Annecy Categories: Substubs ...

9) LES GRANDES ROUSSES (L'Alpe d'Huez, Vaujany, Auris-en-Oisans, Oz-en-Oisans, Villard-Reculas) : 117 pistes, 236 km of pistes. Alpe dHuez is a mountain at in the Central French Alps, located on the territory of the commune of Huez, in the Isère département. ...

10) SERRE-CHEVALIER : 111 pistes, 250 km of pistes. Serre Chevalier is one of the major French ski resorts. ...

11) LA FORET BLANCHE (Risoul, Vars) : 104 pistes, 180 km of pistes.

12) LES SYBELLES (Le Corbier, La Toussuire, Les Bottières, Saint-Jean-d'Arves, Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves, Saint-Colomban-des-Villards) : 96 pistes, 310 km of pistes. Saint-Jean-dArves is a commune of the Savoie département, in France. ...

13) Valloire and Valmeinier : 83 pistes, 150 km of pistes.

14) GRAND DOMAINE (Valmorel, Saint-François-Longchamp) : 82 pistes, 150 km of pistes

15) ESPACE SAN BERNARDO (La Rosière, La Thuile - Italie) : 73 pistes, 150 km of pistes.

16) LES DEUX ALPES and La Grave : 69 pistes, 220 km of pistes. La Grave is a commune of the Hautes-Alpes département. ...

(ski areas ranked according to the number of marked runs, figure more reliable than the traditional number of km given by the resorts themselves). (2005).

The other large alpine ski areas are :

Le Val d'Arly (Praz-sur-Arly, Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe, Flumet) : 150 km of pistes.

L'Espace Cristal (Les Saisies, Crest-Volland) : 80 km of pistes

Villard-de-Lans et Corrençon-en-Vercors : 125 km of pistes Villard from Clos du Four, south east of Villard Villard-de-Lans is a town and commune of France on the Vercors Plateau in the Isère département. ...

Valberg - Beuil les Launes : 90 km of pistes Valberg is the name of the following places: Valberg in Nordland, Norway. ...

Espace Lumière (Pra-Loup, Val d'Allos) : 170 km of pistes

Superdévoluy - La Joue du Loup : 100 km of pistes

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See also

• List of ski areas
• List of national parks in the Alps

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