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Practical information

Facilities

  • a library with the main scientific journals (paper version or online) and some reference books
  • three working rooms with blackboards
  • projectors for standard slides and for transparencies
  • a video-tape recorder VHS + monitor multi-system (NTSC, PAL, SECAM)
  • a video projector
  • a photocopying machine
  • a fax
  • an Internet link, currently 2 Mb/s
  • desktop computers (10 PCs + 2 Macs) and a B&W Laser Printer
  • hubs to connect laptops to the local network
  • a wireless network.

Your Stay

Meals are taken at the school dining room. Drinks are not included.
Coffee, tea (free!) and liqueurs are available at the cafeteria.
Breakfast: 8:00 am to 8:45 am ; Lunch: 12:30 am ; Dinner: 7:30 pm
Accompanying persons who have registered can take their meals at the restaurant (8 euros per meal).
The cafeteria has a piano, baby-foot and table tennis.

Participants are housed in "chalets" in individual bedrooms (electricity: AC, 50Hz, 220V).
A flashlight is handy at night ; the school chalets are scattered on the mountainside and outside lights may be poor (power failures, storms,...).

Weather

The altitude of the school is 1150 m. Temperature may range from -15 to 5°C in winter and from 5 to 25°C in summer. Sport clothes are preferable. Warm sweater(s), rain gear, good walking shoes and home shoes are necessary.  weather forecast for the next days

Access


(check updated links in the "Venir aux Houches" page on our french site)

By plane: Geneva Airport is 1 hour drive from les Houches.

The simplest way is to use a private limousine service (approximately 40 euros up to the school). See for example http://www.act-chamonix.com, http://www.a-t-s.net or http://www.chamonixshuttles.com/ (book at least three days in advance) There is a regular bus service between Geneva and Les Houches (only once or twice a day): http://www.coach-station.com. One should then take a taxi for the last 5 kms from the Les Houches village to the school (the total cost is similar to that of the limousine). One can also travel from Geneva to Les Houches by train (+ taxi from the train station to the School), but it is quite complicated (3 connections) and long (go through Annemasse on the French side or through Martigny on the Swiss side).

By train: arrival at the Les Houches station, with one change at Saint-Gervais (from France), or at Martigny (from Switzerland). There are about 10 trains per day between St Gervais and Les Houches (schedules, 20mn trip). Then we strongly advise you to take a taxi (tel. +33 (0) 6.12.35.30.72 or +33 -4-50 54 41 09) to go up to the school (5km).

By road: Les Houches are easily accessible from France (A41 highway), from Switzerland (Martigny and Col des Montets) and from Italy through the Mont Blanc Tunnel.

From Geneva and Le Fayet: 8km before Chamonix, 300 m after passing under the tunnel, bear right by the first road out for "Les Houches Bellevue". When arriving at the cable car station "Bellevue", turn right and continue upwards (roughly 2 km starting from the teleferic). 500m after the cable car station "Prarion", turn left and follow small arrows at crossroads. Continue up to the end of Route de la Côte des Chavants. Here you are! From Chamonix: bear right for "Les Houches-Chef-Lieu", turn right in Les Houches, go ahead at the cable car station "Bellevue". Then proceed as above.

Cars may be rented from Geneva and from Chamonix, it is useful to make a reservation.

What to do in Les Houches and in the valley?

see for example: http://www.leshouches.com and http://www.chamonix.com


Recherche 

How to contact the school ?

Telephone (from Monday to Friday at office hours) :
From abroad: 33 4 50 54 40 69,
From France: 04 50 54 40 69


Fax:
From abroad: 33 4 50 55 53 25,
From France: 04 50 55 53 25

E-mail

Ecole de Physique des Houches
La Côte des Chavants
F-74310 Les Houches
FRANCE

You may contact participants at meals hours (12h30-13h30) (19h30-20h30) by calling the restaurant at 33 4 50 54 41 24


mise à jour le 28 janvier 2010