Les Houches

Les Houches
Les Ouches (Arpitan)
Les Houches: the village centre
Location of Les Houches
Les Houches
Les Houches
Coordinates: 45°53′27″N 6°47′57″E / 45.8908°N 6.7992°E / 45.8908; 6.7992
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Savoie
ArrondissementBonneville
CantonLe Mont-Blanc
IntercommunalityCC de la Vallée de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Ghislaine Bossonney
Area
1
43.07 km2 (16.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
3,529
  Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
DemonymHouchards
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
74143 /74310
Elevation796–1,950 m (2,612–6,398 ft)
(avg. 1,008 m or 3,307 ft)
Websitewww.leshouches.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Houches (French pronunciation: [le.z‿uʃ]; Arpitan: Les Ouches or Les Oucies) is an alpine commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is located just west of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the larger canton of Le Mont-Blanc.