The French Alps are the portions of the Alps mountain range that stand within France, located in the Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions.
At 4,810.45 metres (15,782 ft), Mont Blanc, on the French-Italian border, is the highest mountain in the Alps, and the highest European mountain west of Russia. Notable towns in the French Alps include Grenoble, Chamonix, Annecy, Chambéry, Évian-les-Bains and Albertville.