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Col de Puymorens

Col de Puymorens

Mountain pass in the French Pyrenees

42.560139°N 1.810104°E / 42.560139; 1.810104

Summit of the Col de Puymorens in winter

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]

References

  1. [1]
    The Rough Guide to Languedoc and Roussillon. Rough Guides. 2004. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-843-53244-6. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. [2]
    Mauro, Frédéric (1968). L'Espagne et le Midi de la France au XVIIeme siecle : Aspects économiques et humains. Vol. 11. Cahiers du monde hispanique et luso-brésilien. pp. 151–162. doi:10.3406/carav.1968.1208. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  3. [3]
    Poujade, Patrice (2008). Une société marchande: le commerce et ses acteurs dans les Pyrénées modernes (in French). Univ. du Mirail. p. 41. ISBN 978-2-858-16910-8.
  4. [4]
    Woodland, Les (2007). Yellow Jersey Companion to the Tour de France. Random House. p. 395. ISBN 978-0-224-08016-3.
  5. [5]
    "Fermeture abusive du Col du Puymorens". l'Independent. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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