The French Alps are simply those parts of the Alps which lie in France. They are within the regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur and Rhône-Alpes.

The specific subranges of the Alps that are at least partly in France include (from south to north):

• Maritime Alps
• Cottian Alps
• Dauphine Alps
  • Pelvoux massif
• Graian Alps
• Chain of Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc is the highest point of the French Alps (and of the Alps as a whole).

Notable towns include Grenoble, Chamonix and Chambéry.