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 4,810.45 metres (15,782 ft).
Notable towns in the French Alps include Grenoble, Chamonix, Annecy, Chambéry, and Albertville.
Read more about French Alps: Ranges and Summits, Ski Areas
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