France The French part of the Alps is located in the east of the country and form a 400 km long strip, which is only about 60 to 160 km wide. The most famous mountain in the French Alps is Mont Blanc, which is around 4807 meters the highest mountain in Western Europe. In the villages around the Alps, there are beautiful houses, which are usually on a wooded lot. So typical of the alpine timber homes dominate the residential areas, but also some high-rise buildings with spacious apartments and spacious apartment houses can be found in the small towns Mehr >