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  • Chamonix Mont Blanc Information

    The town of Chamonix Mont-Blanc:

    Location: 45°55′8″N, 6°51′55″E.

    Altitude:
    1042m (3,396 ft) above sea level 

    Status:
    a town within a commune of the same name. The department is the Haute-Savoie, which has Annecy as its capital. The Region is Rhone-Alp, with Lyon as its capital.

    Resident Population:
    The 1999 census recorded 9830 people domiciled with a density of 41 inhabitants/km.
    However, second home owners and renters, many of whom are EU citizens  make a base population closer to an estimated 13000. When 'seasonnaires' arrive during the tourist seasons, 9 months of the year, these workers, servicing the tourist industry increase the population to about 20000.

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      The resident population of the valley is about 10,000.

      The seasonal workers and tourists can add another 100,000 on any given day in a winter high season week and 130,000 in the summer.
      Density : 41 inhabitants/km²

      Twin Towns:
      Courmayeur Italy (twinned in 1966)
      Garmisch Germany (twinned in 1973)
      Fujiyoshida Japan (twinned in 1978)
      Aspen United States (twinned in 1987)
      Cilaos Réunion (twinned in 1988)
      Davos Switzerland (twinned in 1990)