Saint-Gervais-les-Bains

Commune française|nomcommune=Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
région=Rhône-Alpes
département=Haute-Savoie
arrondissement=Bonneville
canton=Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
insee=74236
cp=74170
maire=Jean-Marc PEILLEX
mandat=
intercomm=SIVOM Pays du Mont-Blanc
longitude=6.713889
latitude=45.893333
alt moy=
alt mini=571 m
alt maxi=4 807 m
hectares=6 363
km²=63.63
sans=5 276
date-sans=1 999
dens=83

Saint-Gervais-les-Bains is a commune in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is also the name of the canton within which the commune is located. It includes part of Mont Blanc and is a well-known skiing resort.

Transportation

The Mont Blanc Tramway departs from "Le Fayet" station and reaches the "Nid d'Aigle" station at the Bionnassay glacier at an altitude of 2372 m (7800 ft). The Ligne de Saint Gervais - Vallorcine departs from "Le Fayet" station and takes you to Chamonix and across the Swiss border to Martigny.

External links

* [http://www.st-gervais.net/_uk/accueil_uk.htm Tourism Office website (in English)]
* [http://www.saintgervaislesbains.fr/ Official site of the commune (in French)]
* [http://wikitravel.org/fr/article/Saint-Gervais-les-Bains Saint-Gervais-les-Bains on Wikitravel (in French)]
* [http://maps.google.fr/maps?f=q&hl=fr&q=saint+gervais+les+bains&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=45.899805,6.71093&spn=0.105365,0.346069&om=1&iwloc=addr Town plan on Google Maps]
* [http://www.ski-saintgervais.com/index_en.php Ski lifts]