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Haute-savoie

See what €50,000, €150,000 and over €1m buys in Haute-Savoie

The mountainous department has international borders with Switzerland and Italy

Why I love where I live in... Chamonix

Sophie Nolan, 34, from Wales, moved to Chamonix in 2023 and helps travellers explore the region on multi-day hiking tours

Two die as rockfall crushes family car on popular route near Chamonix

The parents in the front seats survived. The four were returning from a holiday outing

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Big limitations on number of new second homes in Chamonix

Some 70% of the housing stock in the popular mountain resort town are currently second homes

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Mystery lottery winner of €1m in French Alps has until Friday to claim

The winner has still not come forward, almost two months after their win

My advice as a mountain guide on how you can help protect the French Alps

‘Despite what you might think about fresh alpine air, the air quality index is often worse in Chamonix than in Paris’

From marketing to mountaineering: 'make decisions based on excitement rather than fear'

What inspired one British woman to settle in the Alps and change careers to become a mountain guide

Property owners in French Alps limited to one tourist rental each

‘Prices are skyrocketing and we need to restore balance,’ says mayor

One death and four injured in avalanche at Mont Blanc

Authorities are searching for more victims

Small earthquake felt in villages near Annecy in early hours

Locals report hearing a ‘boom’ as a series of minor tremors struck