Col de la Givrine

Col de la Givrine
	Col de la Givrine
Pass height	1228 m above sea level M.
expansion	Pass road / railway
Built	1828-52
Mountains	law
	profile
	Map (Vaud)
Coordinates	496 409 / 145810 coordinates: 46 ° 27 '20 " N , 6 ° 5' 25" O ; CH1903: 496409 / 145810

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The Col de la Givrine (also called Col de Saint-Cergue ) is a pass in the Swiss canton of Vaud between Saint-Cergue and the hamlet of La Cure on the French border. The pass is on the main road from Nyon to Morez . The pass is at 1228 m .

The narrow-gauge railway line of the Chemin de fer Nyon – Saint-Cergue – Morez has been running over the pass since 1916 , with the La Givrine stop 1.6 km east of the apex.

history

The road over the pass connected eastern France with the basin of Lake Geneva as early as the Middle Ages . The pass lost its national importance at the beginning of the 19th century with the construction of the road over the Col de la Faucille . In the years from 1763 the road was re-routed, this route remained in use until the new construction from 1828 to 1852, the old paving stones are partly still visible today.

In July 2012, a competition of the World Orienteering Championships 2012 was held here.

Web links

Commons : Col de la Givrine - collection of images, videos and audio files

Germain Hausmann: Col de la Givrine. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Profile of the route from Nyon
Profile of the Morez range