Col de Puymorens

The Col de Puymorens ("Puymorens Pass") is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees, connecting Foix to Cerdagne. Its summit is 1,915m.[1]

Summit of the Col de Puymorens in winter

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. The Rough Guide to Languedoc and Roussillon. Rough Guides. 2004. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-843-53244-6. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. Mauro, Frédéric (1968). L'Espagne et le Midi de la France au XVIIeme siecle : Aspects économiques et humains. 11. Cahiers du monde hispanique et luso-brésilien. pp. 151–162. doi:10.3406/carav.1968.1208. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  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. Woodland, Les (2007). Yellow Jersey Companion to the Tour de France. Random House. p. 395. ISBN 978-0-224-08016-3.
  5. "Fermeture abusive du Col du Puymorens". l'Independent. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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