42°33′37″N 1°48′36″E / 42.560139°N 1.810104°E
The Col de Puymorens ("Puymorens Pass") is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees, connecting Foix to Cerdagne. Its summit is 1,915m. [1]
The pass historically crossed the border between France and Catalonia, until the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659 ceded the whole of this area to the former. [2] It has been a well-travelled route since the 18th century and has featured several times in the Tour de France. [3] [4] In 1994, the pass was bypassed by a tunnel. [5]
42°33′37″N 1°48′36″E / 42.560139°N 1.810104°E
The Col de Puymorens ("Puymorens Pass") is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees, connecting Foix to Cerdagne. Its summit is 1,915m. [1]
The pass historically crossed the border between France and Catalonia, until the Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659 ceded the whole of this area to the former. [2] It has been a well-travelled route since the 18th century and has featured several times in the Tour de France. [3] [4] In 1994, the pass was bypassed by a tunnel. [5]