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Commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

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Chamonix Administration Country France Region Rhône Alpes Department Haute-Savoie Arrondissement Bonneville Canton Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Intercommunality Pays du Mont-Blanc Mayor Éric Fournier
(2008–2014) Statistics Elevation 995–4,810 m (3,260–15,780 ft)
(avg. 1,035 m/3,400 ft) Land area1 245.46 km2 (94.77 sq mi) Population2 9,514  (2006)  - Density 39 /km2 (100 /sq mi) Miscellaneous INSEE/Postal code 74056/ 74400 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix (French pronunciation: [ʃamɔni]) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics. The commune's population of around 9800 ranks 865th within the nation of France.

Situated near the massive peaks of the Aiguilles Rouges, Chamonix shares both the summit of Mont Blanc and the title of highest commune in France with its neighboring commune, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. The commune is well known and loved by skiers and by mountain athletes of all types. Mont Blanc, at a height of 4810 meters, is the third most visited natural site in the world. This lends the area a notably cosmopolitan atmosphere. With an area of 245 square kilometers, Chamonix is the fourth largest commune in mainland France.

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