Col de Braus
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The tomb of René Vietto on the top of the Col de Braus |
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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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Coordinates | 43 ° 52 '18 " N , 7 ° 23' 48" E |
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 .
Gun emplacement at Sospel near the Franco-Italian border