Col de Braus

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Col de Braus
The tomb of René Vietto on the top of the Col de Braus

The tomb of René Vietto on the top of the Col de Braus

Compass direction west east
Pass height 1002  m
region Alpes-Maritimes , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur , France
Valley locations L'Escarène Sospel
expansion D 2204 / railway tunnel
Mountains Maritime Alps
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Col de Braus (France)
Col de Braus
Coordinates 43 ° 52 '18 "  N , 7 ° 23' 48"  E Coordinates: 43 ° 52 '18 "  N , 7 ° 23' 48"  E
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The Col de Braus is a mountain pass in the French Maritime Alps in the Alpes-Maritimes department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . He connects Sospel with L'Escarène ; the pass is at 1002  m above sea level . The pass is crossed by the 5938-meter-long Tunnel du Col Braus of the Tendabahn . The Col de Braus was an important passage point on the former salt route from Nice to Turin.

At the top of the pass is the tomb of René Vietto , a popular cyclist in the 1930s and 1940s and multiple wearer of the Tour de France yellow jersey .

  • Serpentine sequence towards L'Escaréne

  • Serpentine sequence towards Sospel

  • Gun emplacement at Sospel near the Franco-Italian border

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