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The French Prealps (Préalpes) are the group of mountain range
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
s of medium elevation at the periphery of the French Alps
French Alps

The French Alps are those parts of the Alps mountain range which lie in France. They are within the regions of Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur and Rh?ne-Alpes....
, stretching from Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva

Lake Geneva or Lake L?man is the second largest freshwater lake in Central Europe in terms of surface area . 60% of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland , and 40% under France ....
 south-west to the Drôme River
Drôme River

The Dr?me is a 110 km long river in southeastern France, left tributary of the Rh?ne River. Its source is in the western foothills of the Alps, near the village Valdr?me....
. They lie west of the line Chamonix
Chamonix

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a town and Communes of France in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie d?partement in France, at the foot of Mont Blanc....
 - Albertville
Albertville

Albertville is a commune in France in the Savoie Departments of France in the Alps in southeastern France. The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics....
 - Grenoble
Grenoble

Grenoble is a city in southeastern France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac River joins the Is?re River.Located in the Rh?ne-Alpes regions of France, Grenoble is the capital of the Departments of France of Is?re....
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The mountain ranges are, from north-east to south-west:






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The French Prealps (Préalpes) are the group of mountain range
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
s of medium elevation at the periphery of the French Alps
French Alps

The French Alps are those parts of the Alps mountain range which lie in France. They are within the regions of Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur and Rh?ne-Alpes....
, stretching from Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva

Lake Geneva or Lake L?man is the second largest freshwater lake in Central Europe in terms of surface area . 60% of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland , and 40% under France ....
 south-west to the Drôme River
Drôme River

The Dr?me is a 110 km long river in southeastern France, left tributary of the Rh?ne River. Its source is in the western foothills of the Alps, near the village Valdr?me....
. They lie west of the line Chamonix
Chamonix

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a town and Communes of France in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie d?partement in France, at the foot of Mont Blanc....
 - Albertville
Albertville

Albertville is a commune in France in the Savoie Departments of France in the Alps in southeastern France. The town is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics....
 - Grenoble
Grenoble

Grenoble is a city in southeastern France situated at the foot of the Alps where the Drac River joins the Is?re River.Located in the Rh?ne-Alpes regions of France, Grenoble is the capital of the Departments of France of Is?re....
.

The mountain ranges are, from north-east to south-west:
  • Chablais Alps
    Chablais Alps

    The Chablais Alps is a mountain range in the western Alps. It is situated between the Lake Geneva and the Mont Blanc Massif . The Col des Montets separates them from the Mont Blanc Massif in the south and the Rh?ne separates them from the Bernese Alps in the east....
     (highest summit on the French side Hauts-Forts, 2,464 m)
  • Aravis
    Aravis Range

    The Aravis is a mountain range in Haute-Savoie, eastern France. It is part of the French Prealps, a lower chain of mountain ranges west of the main chain of the Alps....
     (highest summit Pointe Percée, 2,750 m)
  • Bornes (highest summit Pointe Blanche, 2,438 m)
  • Bauges
    Bauges

    The Bauges mountains is a mountain range in eastern France, stretching from the city of Annecy to the city of Chamb?ry. It is part of the French Prealps....
     (highest summit Arcalod, 2,217 m)
  • Chartreuse Mountains
    Chartreuse Mountains

    The Chartreuse Mountains is a mountain range in eastern France, stretching to the north from the city of Grenoble to the lac du Bourget. It is part of the French Pre-alps....
     (highest summit Chamechaude, 2,082 m)
  • Vercors Plateau
    Vercors Plateau

    The Vercors is a plateau in the d?partement in Frances of Is?re and Dr?me in Eastern France. It is one of the ranges that form the French Prealps....
     (highest summit Grand Veymont, 2,341 m)