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Briançon ( French: [bʁijɑ̃sɔ̃] ⓘ, Occitan: [bɾjanˈsun]) is the sole subprefecture of the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is the highest city in France at an altitude of 1,326 metres (4,350 feet), based on the national definition as a community containing more than 2,000 ...
Features. The France–Italy border is mainly mountainous. It is 515 kilometres (320 mi) long, in southeast France and northwest Italy. It begins at the west tripoint of France–Italy–Switzerland near the top of Mont Dolent (3,820 m), in the French commune of Chamonix (department of Haute-Savoie), the Italian city of Courmayeur (Aosta Valley) and the Swiss commune of Orsières (canton of Valais
Mâcon (French pronunciation: ⓘ), historically anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the prefecture of the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home to near 34,000 residents, who are referred to in French as Mâconnais. The city gave its name to the nearby vineyards and wine 'appellation'.
Chaumont, also known Chaumont-en-Bassigny ( French pronunciation: [ʃomɔ̃ ɑ̃ basiɲi] ), is a commune of France, and the prefecture of the Haute-Marne department. [3] As of 2019, it has a population of 21,847. The city stands on the river Marne and is situated on the Paris-Est–Mulhouse-Ville railway, which runs over a 52 m (171 ft) tall ...
Rhône. / 43.33083°N 4.84556°E / 43.33083; 4.84556. The Rhône ( / roʊn / ROHN, French: [ʁon] ⓘ) [1] is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Arles, near its mouth, the river divides into ...
Lake Como ( Italian: Lago di Como [ˈlaːɡo di ˈkɔːmo], locally [ˈkoːmo], [a] also known as Lario ( Italian: [ˈlaːrjo]; after the Latin: Larius Lacus ), is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy . It has an area of 146 square kilometres (56 sq mi), making it the third-largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore.
Èze ( French pronunciation: [ɛːz]; Occitan: Esa; Italian: Eza) is a seaside commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located on the French Riviera, 8.5 km (5.2 mi) to the northeast of Nice and 4.5 km (2.7 mi) to the west of Monaco. In 2018, Èze had 2,225 inhabitants ...
Italy, whose territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical region, [1] is located in southern Europe and comprises the long, boot-shaped Italian Peninsula crossed by the Apennines, the southern side of Alps, the large plain of the Po Valley and some islands including Sicily and Sardinia. Italy is part of the Northern Hemisphere.